Version history
Every change to the game, by version — newest first.
Steam 1.011
- Weather effects: wind, snow and rain
- New prison chess board
- Added ranked games and Elo rating
- Ranked games leaderboard
- Interface changes and new sounds
- More new effects
Steam 1.006
- Spectator mode
- New talking chess audio, all in English
- Added Polish and Spanish interface
- Updated chat and new emoji
- Tilt the game board up to 30 degrees!
- Bug fixes and layout adjustments
- More QOL changes
Beta 112
- Added Spanish (Latin America) language
- Added 20 more Ukrainian chess sounds
- Take screenshots during gameplay (saved to your computer)
- Layout and effects additions
- Small chess engine improvements
Beta 106
- Added more gameplay effects
- Improved chess difficulty vs computer
- LAN/Wi-Fi lobby improvements
Beta 101
- Added Nighttime playing mode
- Added Mazepa, Scythian, and Kiev Rus chess boards
- Updated other boards
- New small effects and layout changes
Beta 88
- Added some new avatars
- Layout changes
Beta 86
- 83 new avatars added, replacing the old ones
- Play against the computer: Easy / Medium / Hard difficulty
- Improved chess engine complexity
- Improvements to the Online and LAN lobby UI
- Added chess coordinates to the sketch panel
Beta 74
- Added lots of funny sketches for each chess move
- Re-positioned game room elements, fixed layout issues
- Changed the default chess board and chess pieces
- Added effects to wake up an idle player who hasn't moved in 3 minutes
Beta 71
- Added emojis to the online chat
- Added a sound reminder when your opponent is idle for more than 3 minutes
- Added wooden chess pieces
- Added a wooden chess board
- Fixed stalemate not ending the game
Beta 56
- Added new chess styles
- Added chess animations
- Fixed a bug where the computer's king wouldn't move when cornered
- Resized chess pieces a little
- Added player-ready sounds when joining a game
Beta 45
- Added new Cossack chess pieces
- Online players can now chat after the game ends
- Added more game-over mechanics and sounds
Beta 39
- Added "Learn Chess" to teach the basic moves
- Upgraded the chess engine — playing vs. computer is now more difficult
- Added new graphics
Beta 30
- Added new chess pieces in Motanka style
- Added new game sounds
Beta 23
- Added support for Windows 7
- Resized chess pieces for better readability