Facebook Messenger Includes a Hidden Chess Game

Sure there are tons of great/better chess games you can play online with your friends, but this built-in one is accessible to everyone you know on Facebook.

As reported on BetaNews, all you need to do to play chess is type a phrase in Facebook Messenger during a conversation and a chess board will appear.

Here’s where it gets tricky: Making a move requires players to use Standard Algebraic Notation.

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Playing the Facebook Chess game requires knowing specific commands that will move the chess pieces across the board. And now there’s a modern, digital equivalent, in the form of Facebook Messenger Chess. “For example, they could type “@fbchess Pd4” to move to that specific box. Below you will find a step-by-step guide to activating the chess feature. Each piece can be moved by typing in which one you want to move and to which square. A list of commands and instructions will then show up.

The pieces are represented by alphabets, with P for Pawn, K for King, Q for Queen, B for Bishop, R for Rook, and N for Knight.