---
title: Install Multiplayer Chess on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Multiplayer Chess for on Kubuntu - Chess variant
  with up to 6 players online and offline
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/multiplayer-chess/kubuntu
---

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# Install Multiplayer Chess on **Kubuntu**

# Multiplayer Chess

[Multiplayer Chess (multiplayerchess)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/multiplayerchess "View all snaps from Multiplayer Chess (multiplayerchess)")

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/multiplayer-chess/kubuntu#install)

#### Chess variant with up to 6 players online and offline

Multiplayer Chess is a chess variant with up to 6 players. While most of the rules are similar to classic chess some rules are different.

Possible Unit Moves:

To see what moves are possible for a unit you can click a unit to see the possible moves appearing on the board. The possible moves of the green pawn appear as grey units. You can also see the possible moves of your opponent by clicking on their units (they appear in the color of the opponent).

Unit move patterns are equal to classical chess with the exception that pawns can also go backwards.

Unit development:

New units spawn next to the king (vertically and horizontally) when there is free space. The order of the units to be spawned is fixed or random depending on your game options.
This is the order of the pieces to be spawned:

```
 Knight
 Bishop
 Rook
 Queen
```

Players turn

You can see whose turn it is by two indicators:

```
 Clock icon on the players king
 The king of the player whose turn it is displays a small clock icon
 Players list overview
 A jumping circle next to the player appears
```

<https://multiplayer-chess.net>

### Package name

* multiplayer-chess

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 6 September 2023 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [multiplayer-chess.net](https://multiplayer-chess.net "https://multiplayer-chess.net")

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### Contact

* [snapcraft@multiplayer-chess.net](mailto:snapcraft@multiplayer-chess.net "mailto:snapcraft@multiplayer-chess.net")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/multiplayer-chess/kubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install Multiplayer Chess

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install Multiplayer Chess

To install Multiplayer Chess, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install multiplayer-chess --edge
```

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