ChesseR Desktop

Getting Started
Game Buttons

ChesseR Online
Upper Left

This part of the desktop is used for starting and managing games.
From here you can create, load and search for games.
This is also where you would create new foes to play chess with.
The box below the buttons shows the last move that was made.

Lower Left

The lower left of the desktop is used for making your chess moves.
Notice the white box with the "Your Move" text. This box will tell you when its your turn by becoming white.
Most of the boxes on this part of the desktop will change states depending on what your status is at that point in the chess match.
The Send Move button will eamil your move to your foe.
The tray at the bottom holds the chess pieces that you have captured from your foe.

Upper Right

This part of the desktop is used for retrieving your foe's move.
Notice the white box with the "Their Move" text. This box will tell you when its your foe's turn by becoming white.
The Send Move button will retrieve your foe's move from your email account.
The tray at the top holds the chess pieces that your foe has captured from you.
The box below the button show the statistics for the current game.
Also lists the chess piece trails that the mouse cursor is currently over.

Lower Right

This part of the desktop is used for configuring ChesseR.
Use the Setup button to configure your email account and change your chess handle.
The Colors button allows changing the look of your desktop.
Use the Help button to load this help system
To close the ChesseR program click the Exit button.