Chess User Guide
for macOS Mojave
To challenge your Mac or another person to a game of chess, choose Game > New.
Tip: When you start a new game, you can hold the pointer over the items in the pop-up menus to get more information about the games and the player options.
In the Chess app 
on your Mac, do any of the following:
Play a match online: Sign in to Game Center, choose Game > New, click the Players pop-up menu, then choose Game Center Match.
Get hints: Choose Moves > Show Hint. An arrow points to where you should move the piece. If the level of difficulty is set to Faster, hints aren’t available.
Take back a move: Choose Moves > Take Back Move for each move you want to undo.
See moves: Choose Moves > Show Last Move; an arrow points from the piece’s originating square to its new square. To see all the moves made during a game, choose Moves > Game Log.
Change the look of a game: Choose Chess > Preferences, then choose a style for the board and pieces.
Set the level of difficulty: Choose Chess > Preferences, then drag the slider toward Faster or Stronger to decrease or increase the difficulty or speed (not available when you’re playing another person).
Hear moves spoken: Choose Chess > Preferences, select the tickboxes for the moves you want to hear, then choose the voices.
Change the viewing angle of the board: Click and hold any corner of the board, then adjust the viewing angle using your mouse or trackpad.
Use spoken commands: To use spoken commands, you must first turn on Enhanced Dictation, then choose Chess > Preferences, and select Allow Player to Speak Moves. When the Dictation window appears, press the shortcut key (the key you selected when you enabled Enhanced Dictation) and speak a command; try not to hesitate while speaking.
You can use spoken commands for the following actions:
Action
Spoken command example
Move a piece
“Pawn e2 to e4”
Capture a piece
“Pawn e5 takes f6”
Drop a piece
“Drop bishop at g4” (only for crazyhouse games)
Promote a pawn
“Pawn e7 to e8 promoting to queen”
Castle
“Castle kingside” or “Castle queenside”
Take back a move
“Take back move”