Love to play chess? Finish playing in a tournament or against your friends and still want the strategy to continue? Never fear, you can download chess games to your computer and play for hours with some pretty stiff computer competition or even against other players online. Read on to learn more.
Look around the Internet. You will find hundreds of games available for download. Some of them are free, some cost money and some are bundled with spyware. The games that you have to pay for are usually graphically better, but the free games are, well, free.
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Compare the different games. You'll need to decide which game is right for you. Each game offers the same basic experience, but some do a better job than others. Some offer chess tutorials within the game, while others incorporate extra elements to enhance game play, like custom chess pieces and special themes.
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Pay for your game, if that is the route you have chosen. Most websites accept major credit/debit cards and offer true Internet security.
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Download your chess game. Save it in a folder where you'll remember it. Keeping the installation file is recommended, in case you have to reinstall the game.
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Play computer chess.
Tips & Warnings
Watch out for scams and spyware. The Internet abounds with offers that sound great, but turn out to be duds or worse, you download the game and suddenly you've got spyware or a virus. Unfortunately, many free games come bundled with this stuff and once you've disabled it, you may not be able to play the game or your computer could be damaged.
