Chess3D

The game of kings for the PC - play against different computer opponents in various difficulty levels, watch and analyze famous chess games or play a game of chess over the Internet.
The 3D view allows you to rotate and zoom the chessboard freely and varity is provided by many different boards, and sets of pieces as well as a physically realistic behavior. You can even throw the figures off the board whenever you are annoyed by a lost game. Some sets of pieces are animated and you can watch the figures walking and fighting in various environment scenes such as dungeon, medieval and graveyard.
A selection of strong chess engines offers you a variety of challenging gameplay when playing against the computer. Third-party chess engines can also be easily added if the UCI protocol is supported.
Already included are hundreds of historical chess games which can be watched and continued at any point. Additional games can be imported in PGN format. Network games via a local network or the Internet are also supported.