World Chess

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

3 D CHESS

Chess is a board game played by two people which has always been considered to be an amazing board game since a long time. It was started as a game for kings, and is still popular today amongst many people. However sometimes chess lovers cannot play chess when they feel like playing chess as they can’t find a suitable chess partner for themselves. So with a bid to solve this problem, computer technology has now come up with the concept of 3D chess. The concept of 3D chess was popularized in Star Trek; however it was first detailed in Franz Joseph Schnaubelt’s book, the Starfleet Technical Manual which was published by Ballantine in 1975. 3D chess games are designed wonderfully, where its 3D effects help in turning an ordinary chess game into an enthralling sight and game. Being a tactics based game; the 3D chess set consists of carved chess pieces that are brightened with the help of reflections made on the lacquered board. There are many features found in the 3D chess set; one of them being the flexibility of changing the colors of the chess army.
People learning chess find a 3D chess game a very useful tool in learning the game of chess. This is because tips and highlighted points of both possible and impossible moves are supplied during the course of the game. The moves of a 3D chess game are made possible using an original chess algorithm. There is a huge game archive to help adjust and decide on the right tactics and moves to use to get the best move. There are also additional features in the 3D game where you can not only make the game much more complicated and set a specific time limit per move played in the game, but you can also establish a limit for the whole chess game. In addition to this, 3D chess games also have a provision for changing the game skin if required, keep a tally on the exact game notation and also visualize the consequences of individual pieces being removed from the game. Different gaming companies have come up with different and innovative games for 3D chess. All of these 3D chess games are compatible with an Intel or AMD based computer process, which has a 200MHz processor. With the help of a 3D graphic card, it is possible to make the 3D chess game get an additional advantage with the latest DirectXtechnologies that it offers like lighting, realistic shading and anti-analyzing graphics. The latest 3D chess games offer high resolution graphics that are up to 1600x 1200 at 32-bit color with a 4x anti-aliasing for sharp and smooth images. The resulting breathtaking 3D graphics can be viewed and zoomed from any angle. So it can be seen that playing a 3D chess game is a must for all chess enthusiasts. It offers a splendid experience for players where the game is designed solely for players who are masters in both chess ambiance and chess combination.

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