Chess User Guide

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 checkboxes 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”