Checkmate

# Chess Playing Minecraft is a pleasure for many, so why not combine it with chess, an ancient game that has existed for over one and a half thousand years? --- ## Mechanics ### How to Obtain the Chessboard? There are two ways to get the chess set: 1. **Crafting** Craft the chess set using 9 items: - Chiseled Deepslate - Polished Deepslate Wall - Polished Diorite - Diorite Wall - Redstone - 2x Black Terracotta - Brown Terracotta 2. **Command** If commands are enabled in the accessibility settings, use the following command: ``` /function main:give_item ``` !(https://i.imgur.com/avJFpyi.gif) --- ## Operating Modes ### Adjusting Chessboard and Piece Sizes You can adjust the size of the chessboard and pieces (the default size is 1). You can increase or decrease it as follows: - **To Increase Size:** 1. Pick up the chess set after obtaining it. 2. Hold down the **Shift** key. 3. Move the mouse cursor **above the middle of the screen**. 4. Right-click. - **To Decrease Size:** 1. Perform the same steps as increasing the size, but move the mouse cursor **below the middle of the screen**. > !(https://i.imgur.com/fZrlmo7.gif) --- ### Playing Chess To play chess: - Right-click on the chessboard while **Shift is not pressed**. > !(https://i.imgur.com/SlBGbuq.gif) --- ### Picking Up the Chessboard To pick up the chessboard: 1. Hold down the **Shift** key. 2. Look straight up while standing near the chessboard. Once picked up, the chessboard will appear in your inventory. > !(https://i.imgur.com/KoWRzTJ.gif) Currently, the rules of the chessboard do not match the most common ones, which will be corrected in the future. At the moment, there is a datapack, which is also a resourcepack!