STANDARD CHESS RULES APPLY: ♙ Pawn - Moves forward, captures diagonally ♖ Rook - Moves horizontally/vertically ♘ Knight - L-shape (2+1 squares) ♗ Bishop - Moves diagonally ♕ Queen - Any direction ♔ King - One square any direction

SEASONAL MODIFICATIONS:

🌸 SPRING (Every turns 1-10, 21-30, etc.): • Pawns always get 2-square first move • Knights can move in 3x2 pattern

☀️ SUMMER (Turns 11-20, 31-40, etc.): • All pieces have reduced "cooldown" • Queen can make one Knight move per game

🍂 AUTUMN (Turns 21-30, 41-50, etc.): • Captured pieces return after 3 turns • Bishops have +1 diagonal range

❄️ WINTER (Turns 31-40, 51-60, etc.): • Random squares become frozen • King is immune to check for 1 turn

OBJECTIVE: Checkmate the opponent's king

SEASON CHANGES: • Every 10 turns, season changes • Effects apply immediately • Plan your strategy around seasons!

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Function F1 About F2 New Game F3 Open File F4 Save Game F5 Chess View F6 Hex Editor F7 Game State (Hex) F8 Move History F9 Flip Board F10 Exit F11 Season Info Ctrl+Z Undo Move

Feature Status Description Four Seasons Chess ✅ Chess variant with seasonal mechanics Season Changes ✅ Changes every 10 turns Hex Editor ✅ View/edit files in hex Game State Binary ✅ Export game as binary Dark Blue Theme ✅ #000080 background, #0000AA accents Move History ✅ Track all moves with season tags Undo Move ✅ Undo last move Keyboard Shortcuts ✅ F1-F12 Far Manager style VSCodium Compatible ✅ Full support Windows Platform ✅ Optimized for Windows