JESTER 1.10e by Stephane Nguyen Vaureal, France  www.ludochess.com

Use default settings or set Jester's play time: number of seconds per move, number of minutes per game, K.O. game in minutes with/without bonus time per move, and select side color for Jester. Then click the New Game button to start a new game. To play a move, click the piece to move and click the destination square. After loaded, Jester is playable without connection (offline mode.) 



 

Jester Chess options and other buttons:

 
Spy mode:

Enabled, view Jester's thought.

 
Edit mode:

Click [Modification] button to enter in edit mode. Select a piece with [Select Piece] button and click on the square to place a new piece. When all done, click again [Modification] button to leave edit mode. Then, click [New game] button to start a game with the new position. White side always plays first.

 
Hide black & white pieces

These options allow you to play a half or full-blindfold game.  

 
Variations of chess game:

Normal game:  The normal Chess game.

Fantasy style:  Like as normal game, but sometimes Jester plays a strange, an unexpected move (not really the best move) which completely baffles you and "puts fire on board".

Clownish style:  Like as normal game, but when Jester gets a decisive advantage, he'll play a very bad move giving you a chance to win.

One-Step-Beyond:
 White Pawns are on the 3rd rank, black Pawns on the 6th rank.

Vaureal Dawn:  Knights & Bishops switch their initial position on board.

Crazy Horses:  Bishops are replaced by Knights.

Lethal Amazones:  Knights & Bishops are replaced by Queens.

Throne of chaos:  Like as Fischer random Chess game.

 
Other buttons:

Oops!:  Take back last player move. Not allowed in K.O. game.
Warning: sometimes Jester cheats if you use often this button!

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