Chess88
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Chess88 is Don Berg's monochrome chess program, identified by its opening prompt as version 2.0. Choose whether to play White or Black, then select the computer's look-ahead level from 1 to 6. A low setting makes a useful starting point while you learn its keyboard interface.
At the colour prompt, enter uppercase W or B: the packaged program rejects a lowercase response. On the board, move the selection with the arrow keys and press Delete to pick up a piece. Move to its destination and press Insert to place it. The status line tells you whether it is waiting for a pickup or a destination.
After a legal move, wait for the computer's reply before selecting the next piece. The program reports invalid moves and check through its status messages. Begin at level 1 and try a simple pawn move to learn the pickup-and-place sequence; increase the search depth once you are comfortable with it.
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Quick tips
Use uppercase W or B at the colour prompt.
Delete picks up a piece; Insert places it.
Start at look-ahead level 1 while learning the interface.
- Shift + W / Shift + B
- Choose White / Black at the opening colour prompt
- 1–6
- Select the computer look-ahead level
- Arrow keys
- Move the board selection
- Delete
- Pick up the selected piece
- Insert
- Place the piece on the selected destination
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Browser play uses the archived Freeware release.
- Distribution
- Freeware
- Browser player
- js-dos · Browser play
- Added to archive
- 2026-07-26