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Planner mode: default (gemini > local heuristic). Uses the built-in Sugar-aware planner without network calls. Policy: Cloud preferred / Standard.

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can u create the chess activity where two students can play chess

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make a chess game

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customize the chess clock for 5 min...

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make the white pieces solid

Source — v1 (read-only)

 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, cairo
 from sugar3.activity import activity
 
 class ChessActivity(activity.Activity):
     def __init__(self, handle):
         activity.Activity.__init__(self, handle)
         self.board = [[None]*8 for _ in range(8)]
         self._init_pieces()
         self.turn = 'white'
         self.selected = None
 
     def draw_piece(self, cr, piece, x, y):
         # Draw outline-style chess pieces
         cr.set_line_width(2)
         cr.stroke()

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Change the text "Gtk" to something in your own language.

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Change "3.0" to a greeting that includes your name.

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Rewrite "Chess Activity" to describe what this activity does.

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Change the text "abcdefgh" to something in your own language.

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Change "<big><b>White's turn</b></big>" to a greeting that includes your name.

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Rewrite "draw" to describe what this activity does.

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Change the text "button-press-event" to something in your own language.