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Who says Macs aren’t for gaming?

Apple’s long-included macOS Chess game has a new look in the first macOS Sequoia beta.

Shiny as it is, it’s missing things like the “Grass” board and the style picker for the pieces, 9to5Mac writes. Here’s the current version (using “Fur” pieces on the Grass board, of course) compared to a screenshot posted to Reddit of its coming replacement.

The current version with a grass board (top) versus the new version, which has shinier pieces that are reflected in the now-glossy board (bottom).
Without a grass board and silly fur-covered pieces, is it even still Chess.app?
Screenshots: Chess.app
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