Chess apps are getting to be a highly competitive area for 2012. This app is a very good one, with a doubt. I especially like the glowing green & red effects - they will provide excellent feedback and assistance for beginning players (and other players, who wish to simply enjoy a more casual game). There are other nice qualities to this application that I could mention, but the best way to know what it is like, is to try it out and see. It's only a buck after all!
I like it. Plays strong at upper levels. I would give it 5 stars if the piece graphics were a bit better. Finished game is easy to export for analysis.
Excellent, well designed program for me (based on a few hours of use). I especially like the small adjustable increments of configurable computer playing strength. I haven't noticed any bugs (yet). Also, my abilities are somewhat weak so I don't know how strong the program really is.
The Chess has 100 adjustable playing levels based on the engine "Crazy Bishop" with very high quality graphics! --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chess is a "universal binary" and supports all of iPhone/iPod touch/iPad! Adjustable playing strength from 100 levels! You can choose the strength of the computer from 258 to 2300 in ELO rating. Level 1 is extremely weak, and Level 100 is extremely difficult to beat! The Chess has 100 different levels of play from beginner to expert! Challenge to win medals by defeating computer! You will be rewarded to enable changing the board style and pieces design by collecting medals. (Normal mode only) Other Features: - High resolution Retina Display support - Human vs Computer, Human vs Human(sharing a single device) - Computer gives your level evaluation by ELO rating in rating mode, very useful for tracking your progress - Let you know your turn by vibration - Enter and analyze any position you like in edit mode - Hint facility to improve your game - Review mode during a game - Save/Load game records - Supporting PGN file for both reading and writing - PGN files can be transferred from your computer over USB cable on the iTunes - Export game records via e-mail in text format or as a PGN file - Enable to view full game history in the game record and restart game from the selected move, which should be very practical for improving your chess - Autosaves your current game
