Chess (Apple)
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Developers | |
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Apple Inc. | |
Release dates | |
macOS (OS X) | June 22, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | First-person |
Genres | Chess |
Art styles | Stylized |
Chess (Apple) is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person chess game.
The game is based on GNOME Chess 0.4.6,[1] while the CPU opponent is based on the Sjeng chess computer program, namely Sjeng Free 11.2. Chess has been bundled with all known macOS versions since OS X 10.0.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Freeware | The game is free of charge. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | [2] | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
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System requirements
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
References
- ↑ Apps/Chess/History - GNOME Wiki - last accessed on 11 April 2023
- ↑ Chess (Mac OS X) - The Cutting Room Floor - last accessed on 11 April 2023