Online Help page

• Making moves
  Moves can be made by dragging a piece or by tapping the 'from' square and then the 'to' square.
  Note that ChessGenius displays the pressed square in algebraic notation whilst a square is pressed.
• Take back, Step forward
  Press to see a toolbar that allows Take back, Step forward and "back to start" and "forward to end"
  Note: Take back reverses a single move so has the effect of changing sides. To avoid changing sides take back twice.
  Note: Step forward steps a single move so has the effect of changing sides. To avoid changing sides step forward twice.
• Clocks
  The chess clocks show time as minutes:seconds or hours;minutes. Note the ':' or ';' If the playing level is set to 'Game in ..' the clocks count down to show the remaining time. When time has run out '--:--' is displayed. If the playing level is changed mid game the clocks are set to appropriate times.
• Championship
  The "Championship" symbol is displayed if you have not used Hint or Next best, Taken back moves or viewed the analysis. Can you beat ChessGenius without help?
• Next best move
  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 analysing positions.
• Landscape display
  Rotate your device to play in landscape mode. You can play chess but cannot use any commands whilst in Landscape.

• Playing Level
  Choose one of the 33 different playing levels.
  - 13 easy levels. ChessGenius makes deliberate mistakes.
  - Ten time based levels. Move instantly, Move in 1 sec... ChessGenius will take on average the specified amount of time to think about each move. (The longer it thinks the better it plays)
  - Ten Blitz levels. Game in 1 min, 2 min,... The Chess Clocks count down in these levels. ChessGenius will play the entire game in the specified amount of time. (The longer it thinks the better it plays)
• Players
  Analyze game. This is like Two player but ChessGenius thinks and shows its thinking on the screen. Useful for playing over games.
• Permanent brain
  If 'On' ChessGenius will calculate whilst waiting for your move. ChessGenius will play stronger but battery life will be reduced.
• Tutor
  If 'On' ChessGenius will warn if you make a weak move and give the option of taking it back. Useful for beginners..
• Show analysis
  If 'On' the screen will show a line of text that shows the 'thinking process' of the computer. For example, the line may 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.
• Show legal moves
  If 'On' ChessGenius will show legal moves. Tap on a piece to see where it can move to.
• Show last move
  If 'On' ChessGenius will show the last move that it made.
• Auto rotate screen
  If 'On' ChessGenius will rotate screen to a landscape view if device is rotated.
• Sounds
  Switch off  to prevent sounds when ChessGenius moves or select a volume. With iPod touch sounds can only be heard with earphones.
• Piece set
  Choose between 4 styles of chess pieces.
• Board color
  Choose one of six board colors

• Game details
  Shows the details of current game and allows them to be edited. These details are saved when a game is saved and restored when a game is loaded..
• Save game
  Saves the current game to the game database. Allows database to be selected or a new database created.
• Load game
  This brings up a list of the games in the current database. Tap on a game to see the full details. You can then select "Load game" or "Delete game". Delete game removes the game from the database
  Tap on "Load from" to select a different database or to download a database from the internet.
• Email game
  Send the current game by email
• Note about databases:
  ChessGenius saves games in PGN database files. ChessGenius can handle multiple databases and each database can contain multiple games. Games can be exported one at a time using the Email game command. 
• Download Database at URL
  This command allows Databases to be imported from the internet. See Game->Load game->Load from.
  If you have your own web space you can save a PGN database to your web space using your desktop PC and then download it to your iPhone

• To add a piece first select the piece type from the additional piece box.
• To clear a square select the empty box from the additional piece box.
• To change the side to move tap + and then White/Black to move.
• Tap on + to bring up additional setup commands like Clear board and New board.
• The castling and en passant status and move number can be set after a legal position is setup.
• You cannot exit with "Done" unless the position is legal.
• Cancel returns to the position before Setup was selected.