# Chess
\nPlaying 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?<\/p>\n
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## Mechanics<\/p>\n
### How to Obtain the Chessboard?
\nThere are two ways to get the chess set:<\/p>\n
1. **Crafting**
\n Craft the chess set using 9 items:
\n – Chiseled Deepslate
\n – Polished Deepslate Wall
\n – Polished Diorite
\n – Diorite Wall
\n – Redstone
\n – 2x Black Terracotta
\n – Brown Terracotta
\n2. **Command**
\n If commands are enabled in the accessibility settings, use the following command:
\n “`
\n \/function main:give_item
\n “`
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\n—<\/p>\n
## Operating Modes<\/p>\n
### Adjusting Chessboard and Piece Sizes
\nYou can adjust the size of the chessboard and pieces (the default size is 1). You can increase or decrease it as follows:<\/p>\n
– **To Increase Size:**
\n 1. Pick up the chess set after obtaining it.
\n 2. Hold down the **Shift** key.
\n 3. Move the mouse cursor **above the middle of the screen**.
\n 4. Right-click.<\/p>\n
– **To Decrease Size:**
\n 1. Perform the same steps as increasing the size, but move the mouse cursor **below the middle of the screen**.<\/p>\n
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\n—
\n### Playing Chess
\nTo play chess:
\n– Right-click on the chessboard while **Shift is not pressed**.<\/p>\n
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\n—<\/p>\n
### Picking Up the Chessboard
\nTo pick up the chessboard:
\n1. Hold down the **Shift** key.
\n2. Look straight up while standing near the chessboard.<\/p>\n
Once picked up, the chessboard will appear in your inventory.<\/p>\n
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Currently, the rules of the chessboard do not match the most common ones, which will be corrected in the future.<\/p>\n
At the moment, there is a datapack, which is also a resourcepack!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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