Yeah forgot that boards can use different color peaces. Sorry!

Yes I think it would be a good option for admins to select.

Can't wait for the Ajax version! Good Hack!

Game allows illegal moves. :(

Think of it as a board game, which it is. You can make illegal moves there as well but it doesn't stop you from playing. The moves made are logged, so it's easy enough to see if someone has cheated.

Yes, but once something is done illegally (by accident) there is no way to move back on your turn is there? You have to wait until the next turn?

Is the board setup the same for both players? meaning is black always at the bottom? it appears to be for me....

yeah black is always at the bottom, there have been suggestions to change this but its not a priority since you could always use the admincp options to flip the colours. (set black to white and white to black)

As for the illegal moves, yes it does allow for them if your opponant makes an illegal move you can take it back in your turn by making the reverse of their move eg they moved a knight (a4,a5) you can reverse it by doing (a5,a4)

How does each player know what colour they are? Does the first player always get a specific colour?

Could each player see their colour at the bottom of their board or is that not possible?

Chers for a great MOD.

Running 3.6.7 and uploaded all....looked great til I posted the first game and it wouldnt move any pawns...yet....I was able to set up the demo page just like the author!

cant wait for the ajax,

and if possible special tournement room and rating. :)

A few notes:

In Chess notation, the ranks (or rows) are numbered starting at the bottom and increase in number as they go up. You might want to conform to this standard as most seasoned Chess players will find your system backwards.

Secondly, it would be nice if posts in a game thread that were NOT moves would look like regular old posts. There's no sense in logging things that aren't actual moves.

Otherwise, I like the hack!