- Runs on all iPhone and iPod touch devices
- Small and compact
- Incredibly strong play
Excellent play even on the 'instant' level. Does not require a network
connection.
- Thirty three playing levels
13 easy levels. ChessGenius makes deliberate mistakes.
Ten time based levels. Instant, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec, ... 3 mins.
Ten Blitz levels. Whole game in 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, .... 120 min. The
Chess clocks count down in these levels. You lose if you run out of time.
- Thinking information. (Analysis)
Show analysis Option. It may, for example, show:
"1.03 05 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bb5" This means that:
ChessGenius is winning by 1.03 pawns. Search depth = 5, and line of moves.
ChessGenius is planning cxd4 and expects Nxd4 in reply etc.
- Landscape
Rotate your device to play with landscape display.
- Chess Clocks
Total White and Black time and move time.
- Make moves by dragging or tap and tap
- Set-up position
Any legal position can be entered.
- Take back and Step forward
Take back moves
to start of game and Step forward to end of game.
Easy take back and step forward with toolbar.
- Hint
Let ChessGenius suggest your move.
- Opening name
For example ChessGenius may display "B12 Caro-Kann defence".
- Next best move command
After ChessGenius has played a move "Next best move"
will force ChessGenius to take back its last move and compute the next
best move. This is useful for forcing ChessGenius to play a particular
opening and for analyzing positions.
- Players
Play against ChessGenius, against another player or watch ChessGenius play itself.
- Analyze game
Like 2 player mode but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking.
Useful for replaying games to see where mistakes have been made.
- Rules of Chess
Understands all
the rules of Chess including, en-passant, under promotion, castling, draw
by repetition and the 50 move rule. Announces a draw if there is
insufficient material to win.
- Save and Load games
Games can be saved and loaded to PGN files. Games can be sent by
email and databases downloaded from the internet.
- Tutor option
ChessGenius will warn if a blunder / weak move is
played and give the option of take back.
- Board colours
Choice of 6 board colours.
- Show legal moves option
After selecting a piece ChessGenius shows where the piece can move
to.
- Show last move option
ChessGenius can indicate the previous move.
- Championship
A 'Championship' icon is displayed if you have not used Hint,
Taken back moves or viewed the analysis. Can you beat ChessGenius
without help?
- Four piece sets
Chose between Royal and Modern color sets (designed by Bryan
Whitby) and the Alpha and Gambit black and white sets.
- Free updates
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