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How to play
- Choose Two players (pass the phone, the board turns for each side) or play the computer at Easy, Medium or Hard, as White or Black.
- Tap a piece to see where it can go (dots), then tap a square to move. Rings show pieces you can capture.
- All the rules are here: castling, en passant, and promotion (choose queen, rook, bishop or knight).
- Checkmate wins. Stalemate, the same position three times, 50 moves without a capture or pawn move, or too few pieces to mate are draws.
- Made a mistake? Tap Undo. Your game is saved on this device, so you can carry on later.
What it teaches
- Thinking ahead
- Patience and focus
- Winning and losing gracefully
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