Description
The best app for chess lovers: Play against AI or online at FICS or ICCPlay against AI
* Selectable ELO Levels to adjust playing strength, from 500 to 2100, on 50 ELO points steps
* Selectable time per move: changing the ELO and the time per move, lots of difficulty levels can be selected
* Opening book with more than 30.000 positions: ensures variated funny games
* Can undo/redo all moves
* Send PGN by email: This way, you can analyze later your games on your PC
* Graphical setup board, also can edit position’s FEN notation
* On closing, saves the current game and it is loaded when the application is restarted
Play Online
* Play on internet at freechess.org (FICS), at chessclub.com (ICC) or at JaqueMate.org
* Play as guest or as a registered user (on ICC or JaqueMate.org only as registered user)
* Seek/offer match rated and unrated
* View seeks posted by other users. Can sort seek list by username, rating or game time
* Takeback, draw, abort, resign and rematch options when playing
* Console to see server output and to send commands, also for chatting with other users
* Play, Finger and Observe, can also observe LectureBot on FICS or play ProblemBot/TrainingBot on ICC
* Examine games (works with puzzlebot or the “exl” command to examine your last played game)
* Timeseal (FICS) and Timestamp (ICC): avoids lag problems
* Premove option: You can introduce movements on your opponent's turn
* Option to confirm moves before sending to the server. Forward and Backward buttons are converted on Confirm/Cancel buttons
* Supports wild chess variants: Atomic, Losers, Suicide and Chess960
Chess Problems
* 2900+ chess problems to solve looking for the best moves: problems collected by Uwe Auerswald, from Germany
* Selectable problem difficult (Easy, Medium and Hard Problems)
PGN Browser
Simple PGN browser, allows you to open PGN files from SD card or from your email
And with the Best Interface
* 2D/3D board
* Clean, simple and intuitive interface (options appear after pressing the “MENU” key)
* Move by dragging and dropping the piece with useful guide lines
* Also move by tapping the origin and the destiny squares or with the trackball
* Portrait and Landscape mode
* Shows legal moves (as yellow traslucid squares)
* Highlights last move (with a yellow arrow or a coloured squarem, can be configured with a settings option), also move hints (as a green arrow) after a request in the menu
* Many piece sets and board styles
* Shows a dot on the side to move and can show board coordinates
* The material gauge indicates the material advantage using this piece values: Pawn=1 Knight=3 Bishop=3 Rook=5 Queen=9. Click on the gauge to show/hide the captured pieces difference
* Shows captured pieces advantage for each one of the sides (as an example if black captured 3 pawns and whites 2, it shows an advantage of 1 white pawn for blacks)
* Speak moves, checks and game results
* Different sounds for moves, captures and checks, also vibration
* Option to keep the screen on while playing
You can try the Ads version first
antonio alejo
Apr 17, 2012 8:56:33 PM
Good Very nice FICS client. Just need more options like showing player's progression and access to the last games played (not just the very last one). All in all very nice. I feel I got much for the money. Keep the good job!
Mikhail
Mar 21, 2012 8:08:25 AM
Too many network problems Great app, but please fix the network part!!! So many times i make a move and either it is not sent to opponent and my time continues expiring, or i cannot receive opponent's move for ages!!! Very annoying
whistling rabbit
Feb 23, 2012 7:43:18 AM
Wrong puzzles Many puzzles are just wrong. Pelevic-Solovec , Fernpartie 1983 is supposed to be Black to play and draw. But in fact Black is winning.
Up2Late
Feb 14, 2012 12:05:58 AM
Nothing comes close. Total chess package Lets you play on FICS (or ICC) Human vs. Computer, or Human vs. Human Huge set of tactics puzzles. Easy, medium, or hard. Import/Export pgn files I just wish you could have an analysis engine running, while viewing a pgn file.
Jan 21, 2012 1:07:26 AM
Good app but engine terrible at end games Excellent interface and look, and great for playing on FICS. Problems are mostly good, though a few are incorrect (e.g., "white to play and win" but in fact black can save the draw if it doesn't take the bait; I tested these on Shredder to be sure.) Biggest complaint: built-in engine is terrible at end games. It will blow obvious wins most of the time (yes, I checked the settings; it is playing at max strength.) Despite flaws, I use this app more than any other on my phone. -HTC Incredible (original)
RC
Jan 10, 2012 1:33:42 PM
best online capabilities chess spp i have searched a lot, tried quite a few, this one is my #1 choice.
Josh
Dec 22, 2011 2:24:45 AM
Solid app I've been using this app for a long time and would highly recommend it. Functionality is seemless and intuitive. Well done!
Takhisis
Dec 15, 2011 10:47:44 PM
Not a big deal but variants still don't work and for some reason it cancels the follow command after a game is done. A little annoying.
mike
Nov 29, 2011 9:56:39 PM
Upgraded from adds version but still wont save games to sd card on orange San Francisco.
Michael
Nov 25, 2011 1:29:54 PM
Love it; Great way to practice on the go.