KChess Elite

KChess Elite lets you take complete control of your chess game. Beginners and experts alike will find plenty in this program to increase their skill and add to their enjoyment of chess. There are loads of hints and help such as a last move marker, display of the opening name from the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings, narration about the position of both players, information for beginners, glossary of chess terms and tactics, tip of the day and more. Change the playing strength to suit yourself, set up the board to any layout, play a specific opening by name, choose different styles of time limits, add comments to specific moves, replicate the board to set up variations with one mouse click, use the new analyse mode to do a comprehensive search of a position, and more. Play chess by email, print board layouts and move listings, load and save games in the internationally recognised EPD, FEN and PGN formats, publish games to HTML, BMP and JPEG formats, copy and paste games to and from other chess programs. There are dozens of options to customise the appearance and operation of the game, including a choice of 20 piece sets and 20 chess figurine fonts. Comes complete with the rules of chess, notes on strategy, commented demo and sample games, and information about children and chess. Also suited for use with screen reader software for the blind or visually impaired. Includes translations in 20 languages. Includes bonus screensaver so your computer can play chess without you!