gezel

Chess

Play a complete game of chess against a gezel opponent on a live board. You move white; the chess player sees the exact position, replies with a legal move, and shares the table without spoiling your plans.

Get GezelRead about it in the docs

Try it

Open in a full window

Chess running in your browser on sample data. Use the page, or talk with the chess player beside it: the conversation is scripted for this preview, and the changes stay in the page.

What’s inside

The crew

  • Chess Player Crew leadA thoughtful, warm chess opponent who plays a complete legal game, keeps plans private, and makes the table welcoming whether the result is a win, loss, or draw.

Actions the crew can take

  • Get boardSee the authoritative chess position, whose turn it is, and every legal move.
  • Make movePlay your black move.

Each action is a small script that changes the app’s files, checked by Gezel’s security settings before it runs.

Files it keeps

Plain files in the project folder you can open, back up, and read: game.json.

Start one

  1. Download Gezel for Mac, Windows or Linux. It’s free.
  2. Choose New project, then Games, then Chess.
  3. Answer a few questions: Table-talk style How should the chess player play?
  4. Your chess player takes it from there, on the model you choose.

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