Chess User Guide

In the Chess app on your Mac, do any of the following:

• Challenge your Mac or a person to a game: Choose Game > New.

  Tip: When you start a new game, move the pointer over the items in the Variant and Players pop-up menus to get information about them.

• 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.

• 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.

• Record a game: Choose Game > Record Game [number].

  To stop recording, choose Game > Stop Recording Game [number], enter a name, choose where to save the recording, then click Save.

In the Chess app on your Mac, do any of the following:

• Set the level of difficulty: Choose Chess > Settings, then drag the slider toward Faster or Stronger to decrease or increase the speed or difficulty (not available when you’re playing another person).

• Change the look of a game: Choose Chess > Settings, then choose a style for the board and pieces.

• 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.

• Hear moves spoken: Choose Chess > Settings, select the checkboxes for the moves you want to hear, then choose the voices.

• Add or remove edge notation: Choose View > Edge Notation. A checkmark is shown if it’s turned on.

1. In the Chess app on your Mac, choose Game > Save.

2. Enter a name, then choose where to save your game.

3. Choose the file format.

   If you choose Chess Game, you can open the file in Chess to continue the game. If you choose Moves (PGN), the moves and game information are saved as plain text.

4. Click Save.