How to Play Chess Using the Live Template

Chess is a sport in which are conducted the championships, tournaments of various levels and even simultaneous sessions with multiple players. Chess game develops memory, intelligence, logic, that is especially useful for children. ConceptDraw Chess solution helps professionals and amateurs to analyze the famous games and visualize the winning positions and combinations, to simulate gambits and to show the variations of ways of setting the checkmate in a few steps.

Chess commonly assumes the participation of two players. The view of chess can vary, from the small portable set on the magnets to the solid steady set. The playing chess on computer, online chess game, and even online chess competitions are very popular now. Special template ConceptDraw DIAGRAM allows his users to play chess on a local network.

1. Run ConceptDraw DIAGRAM
2. Select the Chess solution on the solutions panel and click the template preview to open it. The template contains a game-place and a library.


3. This template provides access to the game between two computers in one local network. The first player starts new game by clicking New Game button. He need to create data file in a shared folder.
4. The second player should connect to the data file by clicking the Connect to Game button.
5. Next, players should choose their colors, by clicking on the box with text "My color is White"
6. To make a move, drag the piece to a proper place and fix the movement using the action button of the Move box. To open the menu select a box and click the  button in the upper right corner.


7. The button turns into red "Wait for partners move" while waiting for your opponent to move.


8. To capture, drag the opponent’s piece out from the chessboard, then drag the attacking piece and click the action menu of the "Move" box.
9. Players can communicate via chat. Just, enter your mesage and click the Send Message button.


10. To renew the unfinished game, open the Template, click Connect to Game and browse the corresponding data file. Your game will be recovered.

Result: Use this template to show and discuss any chess situations. You can train your friends play chess.