What's New
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Bigger, deeper opening book. Bigger by a factor of 2.5
New adjustable playing levels with Fischer clock
App Description
ChessGenius, award winning chess program. Superb playing strength. The author's chess programs have won ten World Championships. Packed with features for beginners and experts:
* Simple, elegant user interface
* Powerful, compact and fast
* Hundreds of playing levels including easy, blitz and tournament levels. Network connection not required
* Displays thinking. Who is winning, by how much and the moves that ChessGenius is planning. Also Chess clocks, Captured pieces and Opening name. e.g. B12 Caro-Kann
* Save/load games in PGN format. Send games by email. Set-up position
* Easy import / export of PGN database files with iTunes file sharing
* Hint, Show legal moves and Tutor. ChessGenius can warn if a blunder/weak move is played and give the option of take back
* Unlimited take back and step forward
* Play against ChessGenius. Also 2 player, self play and analysis mode
* Optional display of captured pieces and count of positions searched
* Game is restored after exit and restart
* All functions work in Portrait and Landscape
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iPad Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 24, 2011 New version 3.0
- October 23, 2012 New version 3.1
- October 23, 2012 Price decrease: $7.99 -> $5.99
- October 25, 2012 New version 3.1.01
- September 29, 2013 New version 3.2.00
- November 03, 2014 New version 4.0.0
- August 07, 2016 New version 4.1.00