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# FAQ

## What movements does MineChess support?

All of chess movements, including:

* En passant
* Castling
* Pawn promotion

The game also block movements that would put you in checkmate.

## What possible game ends does MineChess has?

* By Time: If the arena max time is reached. The winner will be chosen depending on the [**Game Mode**](/minechess/arena-editing.md#arena-gamemode) selected for the arena.
* By Checkmate: If a player puts the opponent in checkmate.
* By Stalemate: If one of the players has no more possible movements but is not in check. This is considered a tie.
* By Player Leave: If one of the players leaves the arena.
* By Movements without progress (50-move rule): If a certain amount of movements is reached, meaning players are stuck, no captures or pawns moves have occurred in the last X movements. This is considered a tie.
* By Insufficient Material: If the remaining pieces on the board make it impossible for either player to deliver a checkmate. This is considered a tie. This occurs in specific cases such as king versus king, king and bishop versus king, king and knight versus king, or both sides having only a bishop on the same color.
* By Arena Disable: If the arena is disabled while in-game using the `/minechess disable <arena>` command.

## I want each player to have their own time in the arena. How can I do that?

Use `/minechess edit <arena>` and set the Game Mode to **PLAYER TIME**. Now you can set the maximum amount of time each player has.

{% hint style="warning" %}
MineChess+ exclusive feature.
{% endhint %}

## How to give random amount of money on rewards?

In the rewards section on the `config.yml` file, you can set many actions depending on the type of win. If you want to give winners 200 - 300 money when the game ends, you can use something like this:

```yaml
# Let's suppose you have EssentialsX and Vault.
# To use the random number variable you need PlaceholderAPI and RandomNumber expansion:
#    https://wiki.placeholderapi.com/users/placeholder-list/minecraft/#randomnumber
end_by_checkmate:
    - 'to_winner: console_command: eco give %player_winner% %randomnumber_value_100_120%'
```

Additionally, you can use the `%player_winner_points%` variable that MineChess provides and the Math expansion to generate a random number depending on the final points of the player.

```yaml
# PlaceholderAPI Math expansion:
#    https://wiki.placeholderapi.com/users/placeholder-list/minecraft/#math
# In this case, if the player wins with 10 points, the reward would be between
# 100*10 ($1000) and 120*10 ($1200)
end_by_checkmate:
    - 'to_winner: console_command: eco give %player_winner% %math_0:0_{randomnumber_value_100_120}*{player_winner_points}%'
```


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