If you are chess lover,and want to play chess chess with your friends on Facebook? almost not! but now you can play chess game with your Facebook friends. There is secret chess game built into Facebook’s messenger app,also on common Facebook’s chat function. You can also play chess game on web version of Facebook messenger ( I tried chess game on web version of Facebook messenger).
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How to Unlock and Play Secret Chess Game in Facebook Messenger
Step 1 :Log in to Facebook or open your Facebook messenger app or you open website of Facebook messenger.
Step 2: Simply open up a conversation with a friend and type “@fbchess play” to start a game.
Step 3: Type @fbchess help for see available commands.
Step 4: As per chess standard here also who has white colour will do first move. You can pick colour by @fbchess play white/black In case,if you have white move,then you have to do first move on board.
Step 5 : In case,you don’t have white move,then wait for your friends move then do your move on chess board.
Once game started then you can use standard algebraic notation to move your pieces,providing every instruction with the command @fbchess for example @fbchess e5 would move your pawn (P) to square e5 . Here are the basics:
K for king
Q for queen
B for bishop
N for knight
R for rook
P for pawn
If you want to identify which piece you’re moving, you can add its location to the command . So “Nbd2” will move the knight in the b file (the vertical column) into square d2. Use the command “x” to take a piece; the command “=” to promote a pawn to a queen; and the command “0-0-0” to castle.You can also use “@fbchess stats” for show you and your friend’s vital statistics.You can also use “@fbchess resign” to end a match.Thus you can play chess in Facebook chat with your friends.
Note : Game is case sensitive so use command correctly and wisely.
Also read: How to Play Facebook Games/Apps without Showing your Profile