Interface & game controls

 
 
  Open / close chessboard
  Auto fly modus on / off
  One step back
  Show controls / hide controls
  Close current game / main game options
   

Keyboard controls:
F1: Fixed camera view player
F2: Fixed camera view computer
ALT + leftmouse button: zoom in
ALT + rightmouse button: zoom out
ALT + move mouse: rotate camera
Space bar: end animation

 
  Piece movement  
  In the 3D view select the piece you want to move with your left mouse button (the tile the piece is standing on).
A glowing circle apears on the chessboard to indicate that the piece is selected. Next click with your left mouse button on the tile where you want the piece to go too. A second glowing circle appears. To move your piece to the selected tile rightclick with your mouse. Only placement of pieces according to the chessrules is posible.

 
  camara movement  
 

When you start a game the auto fly modus is automaticly on. This way you'll never mis a piece of the action. To zoom and rotate freely in the game. First turn the auto fly modus off. Then use your mouse and the ALT key. The left mouse button is for zooming in, the right for zooming out. move your mouse for rotation. You can return to the fixed camara position at any time by pressing F1.

 
  Animation  
  During animation you can not use the interface buttons. To stop the animation at any time press the space bar.

 
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