"Chess3D"

General

To move a figure in 3D mode take it up with the left mouse button and place it again with the left mouse button on the target field. If you are using an animated piece set, first click on the figure to select it and then on the target field. The figure will move to the target field by itself in this case. If 2D mode is activated, simply drag the figure with pressed left mouse button to the target field. To cancel a move set the figure back to its start field or to a illegal field. To perform castling just move the king to the appropiate field, the rook will move automatically if castling is possible due to the following rules:

- The king has not moved (prior to castling)

- The chosen rook has not moved (prior to castling)

- There must be no pieces between the king and the chosen rook

- The king is not in check

- The king must not pass through a square that is under attack by enemy pieces

- The king must not end up in check (true of any legal move)

You can rotate and zoom the board with the mouse by holding down the right mouse button or using the cursor keys to rotate or to zoom the camera. You can also use the mouse wheel for zooming. To alter the height of the camera, hold down both mouse buttons and move the mouse forward/back or use the keys PgUp/PgDown or to alter the camera height.

resets the camera to the default position

TAB/TAB+SHIFT moves the cursor in the notation window forward or back if you have loaded or imported a game.

To show or hide the control panel press the Space bar or the key.

In a networkgame you can send a message to your opponent by pressing or

forces the program to move immediately. At higher search levels move searching could last minutes or hours.

saves a picture of the current game

copies the content of the notation window to the clipboard

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Additionally to the menu buttons you can use the following keys:

................... Start a new game

................... Setup a game position

................... Show game options

................... Load/Save or import a game

................... Suggest a move

................... Send a message to your opponent during a networkgame

.................. Reset camera and pieces

... Show/hide control panel

.................. Stop autoplay mode

............... Rotate camera right/left

.............. Move camera forwards/backwards