Chess for Android consists of a chess engine and a GUI. The
application accepts moves through the touch screen trackball or
keyboard (e2e4 pushes the king pawn e1g1 castles king side etc.).
An optional "move coach" highlights valid user moves during input
and last played engine move. Full game navigation enables users to
correct mistakes or analyze games. Games import and export as
FEN/PGN to and from the clipboard or via sharing load and save as
file or are set up through a position editor. A draw by stalemate
insufficient material the fifty move rule or threefold repetition
is recognized. The engine plays at various levels (including random
against itself in auto-play or free-play where the game can be used
as a "magnetic chessboard"). The user can play either side and
independently view the board from the perspective of white or
black.
The application supports the Universal Chess Interface (UCI) and Chess Engine Communication Protocol (WinBoard and XBoard) which allows users to play against more powerful third party engines or even play tournaments between engines. Engines are imported in Android Open Exchange format (OEX) in Android Chessbase compatible format or directly from SD card. Engine setup features time control pondering infinite analysis hash tables multiple threads endgame tablebases and opening test suites.
The application connects to an external electronic chessboard (Chessnut Certabo DGT or Millennium) and supports online play on FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) or ICC (Internet Chess Club).
Online manual at:
https://www.aartbik.com/android_manual.php
PERMISSION NOTES:
You can freely disable permissions you don't want to grant the rest of the application will continue to work:
+ Storage (Files and Media): only required when you want to load and save games to SD Card
+ Location: only required if you want to connect to DGT Pegasus/Chessnut Air which requires a Bluetooth LE scan
The application supports the Universal Chess Interface (UCI) and Chess Engine Communication Protocol (WinBoard and XBoard) which allows users to play against more powerful third party engines or even play tournaments between engines. Engines are imported in Android Open Exchange format (OEX) in Android Chessbase compatible format or directly from SD card. Engine setup features time control pondering infinite analysis hash tables multiple threads endgame tablebases and opening test suites.
The application connects to an external electronic chessboard (Chessnut Certabo DGT or Millennium) and supports online play on FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) or ICC (Internet Chess Club).
Online manual at:
https://www.aartbik.com/android_manual.php
PERMISSION NOTES:
You can freely disable permissions you don't want to grant the rest of the application will continue to work:
+ Storage (Files and Media): only required when you want to load and save games to SD Card
+ Location: only required if you want to connect to DGT Pegasus/Chessnut Air which requires a Bluetooth LE scan
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