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Easy Chess. Java applet the plays chess.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]This is easy. Fun. Great way to learn.
good way to learn
I thought it was good practice, but I also think it is better to play with a REAL person:)
paul wrote on Fri, Jun 4, 2004 12:04 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★for beginners, no more needed
Anonymous wrote on Tue, Jun 22, 2004 10:04 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Exellent
because the computer is too wise
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 11:06 PM UTC:Poor ★Theres no way to beat the computer
Lost! wrote on Fri, Jul 30, 2004 07:28 AM UTC:Good ★★★★HAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRDDDDDDDDDDD!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very beatable, good tutorial
Tex wrote on Sat, Jul 31, 2004 06:30 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Very beatable but it is rather reactionary without the benefit of strategy. However it has provided for some decent end game practice.
JP wrote on Tue, Aug 3, 2004 01:37 PM UTC:Good ★★★★GREAT FOR BEGINNERS, ALMOST TOO EASY!!
It was So much fun I was so Excited when I beat my Mum. Chess is Cool.
This is so so so so much fun.Thanks you guys!
It's too hard
its too hard for beginners
Unbelivable! So fun! Thanks
a little too easy, but thats what i was looking for, lol i'm not very good and I had 2 rooks and a queen left when he had just a king
averge skill for me, though when the comupter thinks its going to loose im sure it resets the game
zzo38 wrote on Tue, Jun 14, 2005 11:12 PM UTC:I think for all these java applets you should be able to press '!' to edit anything on the board, to any possible values with no error checking. So you could make many kings, make invalid pieces, invalid colors, etc., and the program would to what it would normally do as if the memory was changed directly with no error checking. Just to be able to try out the program...
I really like the 'b' to move back one command. This is a great learning tool! I love to see all my stupid mistakes and fix them.
The 'b' is wonderful for learning from your mistakes!
a search for 'easy chess' brought up this game and it delivered just that, a nice easy game of chess.
enjoyable stuff- liked setting up the opponent so that it gets even easier
CANNY, CANNY!
I was looking for an easy online version so my 5-yr old could learn (he is just starting). This one is great for this purpose. Shows where the pieces can move, has an 'undo' key and plays at an easy level, a crucial feature for a young beginner. No wonder it rates at the top of the Google search.
I remember struggling through a pamphlet explaining the rules of chess, and becoming so confused, I gave up all hope of ever learning. Now, 30 years later, thanks to this great website, I can eventually say that I've learnt to play chess! Now that I'm feeling confident, I'm going to use it to teach my children to play too. Thank you so much!
Chess Lover wrote on Sat, Jan 20, 2007 05:44 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I love this game, it improves my strategy, (and saves me from the embarassment of losing :).
it was real good. i starr liked it.
Fantastic. Only one suggested improvement - slow down / show the opponent moves - it can be difficult to see where they go.
It is great for my six years old brother because the opponent plays easy but I would prefer if you will show where the computer went.
1 complaint, human vs. computer is too fast and confusing.
sloooooooooooowwwww down, too confusing, but otherwise, its great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is sooooooooooooooo Easy!!!!!11
its Awesome and sooooooooooo easy!!
This game is great !!!!! so easy and so fun !!!!!
This game is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 12:24 PM UTC:Good ★★★★so fun and easy!
It is easy but confusing cause you dont know what the opponet moved
How do you go back more than once? the best!!!!
It's kinda confusing because you can't tell where the opponenet moved.
Congratulations on a good program/game. I do agree with the last commenter that it is difficult to see where the computer oponent moves. (it might be good to make it flash three times before moving it to its new location). I used the back key to see the 'before and after' of the computer's move, but I found that the computer picked a different move every time!
It is good, but little confusing, cause you don’t know what the opponent moved, also not showing winner of the game
First of all it wasn't easy it was more college level and should be brought down to about seventh grade level or should have a level choosing, but nethertheless it was entertaining.
easy game,cant lose.
This is an excellent easy program to build up confidence. One needs the experience of winning to realise that one can prevail - however low level the achievement happens to be.
if you can lose this then you're terrible
If you come play a game called 'easy chess' and expect anything less, you are terrible. Great resource for the very beginning player (me) who is still thinking one move at a time. I'm actually learning something here, and am winning more than losing. I like the 'back' feature, It gives me a good chance to analyze the situation as a whole and not just the piece I am concentrating on.
it thought i won in 4 moves when you can only win in 5. huh?!?!
the board woulnt let me move when ever i wanted to kill a piece, it just killed me :(
This is fantastic! Perfect for me who just learned 15 minutes ago!
This is a fantastic page, functionality and simplicity roll into one. I wish you could also provide no hassle online chess games versus other players, you could add a donate button or advertise using banners.
well i like it abit but i think it could be inproved oh well its okay
im giving you a below average because this chess is Quite hard it knows 4 move check mate
I think if you can't prevent four move checkmate (Fool's mate or scholar's mate) then you really need to learn how to stop it, else you'll be decimated by human places. Not a bad chess program, man, maybe a little bit easy (it walked into smothered mate) but it is called 'easy chess' for a reason. =]
I LIKE IT! IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT CLAIMS TO BE ... EASY CHESS. IT IS GREAT FOR CHILDREN OR BEGINNER PRACTICE. (could be a little bit more refined but it is a very nice little program)
You can't castle
Joe Joyce wrote on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 05:33 PM UTC:I just played 4 moves as white - moved the king's pawn up 1, put the bishop in front of the king, moved the knight out next to the advanced king's pawn, then clicked on the white king. It gave me 2 options: to move 1 square right, or 2 squares right. When I chose the 2 square option, it put the rook on the other side of the king. Were you trying to castle into, out of, or through a check?
I like the easy chess concept as a learning device and confidence builder. When playing the game, I have a difficult time following or figuring out where the computer opponent moved last. Is it possible to add a highlight of the last computer move? Similiar to the highlight of legal moves when the human plays. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Mr. Friedlander,
A couple of days ago, I just finished teaching both of my sons chess using your tutorial. They are 6 and 8 years old. My 8 year-old just beat me.
They both really like your tutorial because it's simple, and easy to understand.
Thank you, Ed!!
Mark
Kevin wrote on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 06:37 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Agree this is an excellent tutorial. Would reinforce the comment about slowing the computer moves down so the player can easily see the move. Also, would be great for game to reference move (Rook to king's bishop 4) so the players can become more familiar with positions. But, overall this is a great effort. Thanks!
great site. thoroughly enjoyable practice, and a superb confidence builder. only constructive criticism i can offer is to dress up the site a little...
Anonymous wrote on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 03:57 AM UTC:Good ★★★★I think you should make it less simple? like when a horse can get killed but it doesn't get killed because the horse is going to kill something else like a queen, the queen moves instead of just killing the horse. Good job on it anyways.
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