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Welcome to K-Chess Elite, the educational chess program.

K-Chess Elite is simple to use, informative, and plays a good game. It comes with both 16 bit and 32 bit versions in the one package.

K-Chess Elite allows you to play with two opponents, one person against the computer (either black or white), or the computer against itself. To move, pick up a piece with the mouse and drag it and drop it where you want it. Or just type in the move that you want to perform. Moves can also be made in other ways using either the mouse or keyboard.

At the top of the screen is the Menu Bar from which all functions of the game can be operated. The main part of the screen is occupied by the Board and the Pieces on it. To the right of the board the Status Panel displays information about the game's progress. Below the board all the taken pieces are shown.

You can get all sorts of helpful information by clicking on pieces with the left mouse button and squares with the right mouse button, using the Quick Hint or Computer Move to get assistance from the computer, using undo and redo to experiment with different moves, and watching the computer’s analysis of the game in the Workings Box near the bottom of the Status Panel. In fact, K-Chess can help you to play better by showing you more information about the game and more flexibility in how you play it. This help file even includes the Rules of Chess and some useful guidelines for beginners.

Comments can be recorded within games. Whole games can be saved to disk and reopened later. Both the board layout and the list of moves can be printed.

The game is highly customizable, and you can change dozens of options that control the game’s operation and behaviour. There are some special settings for beginners.