Chess online

The primary purpose of this project is a popularization among users of Internet a classical chess.
Now each interested person using our server can play chess in real time with alive partner which is taking place in any side of world [were you can connect to Internet].
Besides this project is the first breakdown of our team in spelling of network games on technology .Net so play, test and wait for our new development.

  Game rules

The purpose of game - to checkmate your opponent's king (such attack on king from which there is no protection).

King

Queen

Rook

Knight

Bishop

Pawn

Each player has 8 pieces (king, queen, two rooks, two bishops and two knights) and 8 pawns. Moves makes serially; capture of pieces unessential, except for that case, when there is no other move for protection the attacked king.

Moves of pieces on a free board:
The King can move to any adjacent square.
The Queen can move to any square on the rank, file or diagonal.
The Rook can move to any square on the rank or file.
Bishop - can move in diagonal direction.
The Knight can move one square along the rank or file plus one square along a diagonal moving away from the square it left; Knight - and unique piece which can move through the fields occupied with pieces and pawns.
The Pawn can move only forward (on it s first move one or two vacant squares along the file).

When making a capture it advances on one square along either of the diagonals on which it is placed. On reaching the end of a file a Pawn is immediately exchanged for any piece, except for King. A Pawn attacking a square crossed by an opponent s Pawn which has advanced two squares on the previous move can capture the pawn as though the latter had only advanced one square. This capture is known as "en passant".

Once in game you can make special move - castling. A player may not castle if either the King or the Rook involved has already moved. Also, the King may not castle out of, through, or into check. When castling the player moves his King two squares toward one of the player's Rooks and moves that Rook to the opposite side of the King.

Game comes to an end in a draw when checkmate is impossible; if a King is not in check, and no other legal move is possible, then the position is said to be in stalemate; if a King of one of the players can not be covered from checks (an eternal check).

The brief encyclopaedia of housekeeping. Moscow 1990.

  Program help

After starting the program you can connected to our game server. You should be authorized for successful connection.


The form of authorization

For authorization are necessary a name of the user (Username) and the password (Password). If you play for the first time, fill the fields and press button Register, your data will be saved in a database. Your Username will tour name in game. If you are already registered, fill the form and press Login.


The main window

From this form you can change advanced options. There you can talk to other players, choose partner for game.

The window is shared into 3 logic zones:
Chat - in bottom of right corner. You can write messages to other players. Use Send button or Ctrl+Enter to send message.
Choice of the partner - the left part of the screen. Use this for viewing an active users. You can see the name of the player, his rating (it is charged proceeding from concrete victories or losses) and state. The state allows you to know is the player free for playing game. You can invite any player. Just mark his name and press Invite. Use Info button for viewing player's information.


Window with the information


If all partners are playing game, you can see any party. For this press Look. It is necessary to pay attention, that the rating is calculated as a probability of predicted victories and losses in parties. This is made to equal chances for leading in the top of rating for players with different playing period. It doesn't matter how many you play this game, the rating depends only on your individual skills. Also, it prevents an increasing of a rating due the game with partners obviously weaker, than you.
Adjustment of the game environment - key Settings.


Window with adjustments

In this window you can make adjustment for a concrete game. To choose colour of pieces and to establish time game duration. When the time of one of players expires, he automatically loses a game (exception the case when the opponent does not have any piece, except King, then game end in draw).

Calls - the top of right corner.
Using this window you can send and receive calls. The basic functions are similar to the window of choosing partner. There are two bookmarks: Sent and Received. Sent display thrown, Received - accepted calls.


Game window

The game field simulates the chess-board. "Drag" figure for making move. The chat is in the bottom of right corner of the game form. There you can communicate with your opponent. Messages are sending by Enter. The sequence of moves for the current game is displayed.

Reverse - To turn a board.
Settings - Allows to change look of the figures displayed on a board. At the present moment it is accessible 4 sets of figures.
Abort - Allows to cancel a game in consent partners, the rating will not change.
Resign - Game will be stopped immediately. Pressing this you lose the game.
Draw - The drawn game. Like ending game in consent partners. After ending rating will varies by difference of partners "forces".
Revenge - To ask about one more game with the same partner.

  Developers

BDA team was engaged in development of the project:
SanJin - coding
3DMask - coding
QWERTY – Java coding
PAjalnik - development of design and graphic elements
AleXXX - development of design and graphic elements
M A D - development of design and graphic elements
To find out more details about a team of developers and our projects you can on our official site http://bda.hyperbory.com/ or on a site http://hyperbory.com/ in developers section.

  Download

Download the given program you can absolutely free from our official site.
The product is distributed "as is". No liability is accepted for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused by the use of this product. From its part the developer guarantees absence of nocuous program codes inside a product. No liability for changing of a program code by user.
For normal work of the program is necessary Microsoft® .NET Framework 1.1 or operational system Microsoft® Windows 2003. For the additional information see official site of the developer: http://www.microsoft.com/
Download ZIP-archive, the archive includes software and documentation in format Microsoft® Word.
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