Chess, on a 3x3 board. I would recommend using Turbo Mode. (shift+green flag) You play with the white pieces. Click a piece to select it. Then, click another square to move it. You can see what moves are legal by clicking the "Legal Moves" button at the top right. Pieces still move the same way as in normal chess. Take all three black pieces to win. The boards are randomly generated each time, so every game is different! In the Regular mode alone, there are 46,656 possible boards to play! Changes to normal chess rules: - The board is 3x3 instead of 8x8. - Pawns do not have their first-turn double-step move. - Kings are just another piece; there is no check or checkmate. - En Passant and Castling are not allowed. - Threefold repetition and the 50-move rule do not exist. There are many settings in the top-right corner. Here’s what they do: - The “Reset Board” button regenerates the board so that you can start a new game. - The button with the Pawn icon lets you choose whether the black pieces are manually controlled (like the white ones) or whether the engine plays with the black pieces. The white pieces are always manually controlled, no matter what state this setting is on. - The button with the King icon lets you choose which variant you want to play. The “Regular” variant is the standard game,and will generate a new randomized board for you every game. - The “Legal Moves” button lets you choose whether squares will darken to show legal moves. With this on, you’ll be able to see which squares your selected pieces can go to. With it off, you won’t be able to. This can be useful if you don’t want the extra help. (No matter what, you’ll never be allowed to make an illegal move!) - The "Quick Mode" button automatically resets the board when the game ends, so you don't have to do it manually.
Version 6 Update: New "Quick Mode!" Since some boards (like the Endgames) end fast, I added a "Quick Mode" that automatically resets the board after a game concludes. Version 5 Update: 2 new boards: Endgame Practice and Expert Boards! I also added a win counter! Endgames are important in 3x3 minichess! Knowing how to win them quickly is nice. Luckily, the AI plays the same move when given the same position (mostly). Practicing endgames will help you win games in fewer moves! Expert Mode is also here! You get one random piece, the AI gets eight! This is the ultimate challenge! The only restriction in Expert Mode is that your piece is never a Bishop. This game may be best used in Turbo Mode, by clicking the Green Flag while holding the Shift key. However, this game can also be played perfectly fine without using Turbo Mode. The engine evaluation does not convey who is winning! Rather, it shows you what the computer thinks about the current position. The computer is NOT artificially nerfed! It always makes what it thinks the best move is in each position. Be careful not to get stalemated - or stalemate the engine! If you do, you can click the “Reset Board” button in the top-right corner, but with the small board and only three pieces, it’s harder than you think to not accidentally stalemate! If the computer is taking a long time to move, and it is their turn, you’ve most likely stalemated it. Credit for Chess pieces: CBurnett
