Icewolf, who was making IRC Chess 3 is now working on a flash based client that uses a server located in Iceland. Check it out here.

Well IRC Chess 3 has followed in the path of IRC Chess 2 and is now abandoned. If anyone wants to continue coding it in .NET come on Undernet IRC #chess channel.

There's a new beta version available. Some new features are.

• You now can open multiple boards and play multiple people.
• You can now resize the chat window.
• Draw and Resign are now enabled.
• Anti-Aliasing is now re-enabled.
• You can now paste text into the chat window editbox.

You can download a beta copy here. You can download the Microsoft .Net 2 framework here or go to the official MS site here.

Icewolf is currently working on IRCChess 3. IRCChess is a P2P chess client for playing chess with another person without using a server that allows observers. This version is a complete rewrite using the .NET framework. It has all the functionality of IRCChess 1.20 but with some added features like:

• While playing you can revisit previous board positions.
• While playing you can analyse future moves. This will be a game option.
• Change the color of the chess board squares.
• Change the font and color of text windows.
• Save and load PGN.
• Select which port to use.
• Get the FEN of current board position.

More features to come. If you'd like to suggest a feature or report a bug join us in the #chess channel on the Undernet IRC network.