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Caissa's Web Chess EngineThe Mars Chess Engine is the most sophisticated, reliable and easy-to-use platform on which two people, anywhere in the world, can play chess and communicate over the Internet. Using a compact, Java-based client-side applet and a powerful server-side game controller, the Mars Chess Engine offers a powerful, flexible and open system for playing chess on the Internet. There is no software to download and no cryptic commands to be learned in order to use it. Using any Java-capable web browser, a chess player loads the applet on an as-needed basis, performs chess maneuvers naturally by clicking and dragging the pieces, and chats with the opponent at any time by simply typing the message in a chat box and pressing the Enter key. Using a custom-programmed implementation of the protocols used to communicate over the Internet, the Mars Chess Engine offers the immediacy and real-time playing benefits of a "telnet" connection with the easy-to-use and graphical nature of the World Wide Web. Clocks are adjusted "on-the-fly" to account for the opponent's net-lag factor, giving the most precise system of time-keeping in any Internet chess implementation. Flexibility is also a key to using Mars--five different configuration options are available to customize the applet to your specifications. These options include board size, board color, the "slide" speed of your opponent's pieces, audio notification of an opponent's move, and the ability to complete a move by clicking on a graphical clock.
Please note that you must be using a Java-capable browser to use the Mars Chess Engine. If your browser does not support Java, Caissa's Web offers the HTML-based "Graphical Board" interface that any web browser can use to play live chess on the Internet. Back |
