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  • Just chess

    Just plays chess, can be very hard to beat on higher levels, no gimmicks, just chess. For anyone who played Chessmaster running the king engine, it has that kind of style, quite human at times, if it blunders and you miss it the engine will come back stronger. I do like the fact the engine will resign (you can refuse) or offer a draw, makes it feel much more natural. A note to the dev, the buttons are there to save a game as pgn file but can’t seem to locate the file in the files app on iPad, any ideas?
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  • Garbage chess

    Placed opponent in check mate multiple times and app decides to say stalemate. Stupid computer can’t win and doesn’t want to give any points so it gives stalemate. Very disappointing app. In two moves the computer says stalemate.

    Developer Response

    Thanks for the feedback. Stalemate is one of the most interesting (or frustrating :) part of the chess. Theorists say it’s there for the balance of the game by reducing the innate disadvantage of black. Wish you don’t meet the stalemate any longer.
  • The only app to have for chess

    Real good, Just chess
    without endless popups adds of machine gun games and slot machines flashing in your face and cockblocking the function controls
  • Exposing kids to chess doesn’t have to expose them to ads

    This is a great app to not microtransaction chess to death.

    Works well, has analysis aids if desired as well as not. Plays close enough to humans at various elos to not be a bad mismatch.
  • Very Good!

    I like how it rates your play and you improve over time. There are no replays to change the outcomes. Also no ads. Just pure Chess to help your brain and analyze and solve problems.
  • No nonsense

    Best free chess app if you don’t want advertising!
  • Great little app

    Which chess engine are you playing against? Fun simple and small

    Developer Response

    Thank s a lot for the feedback. The engine is a homebrew engine, made by me. 1.0 is just released, which may offer a draw or resign.
  • Almost perfect for this novice

    This game allows me to learn at a self-directed pace while tracking my elo. The problem is that it takes forever to correct my elo downward when I’m losing, because I can’t concede the match.

    I wish I could just have two or three buttons: “concede loss”, “declare draw”, and maybe “declare win”

    Developer Response

    Thanks a lot for the feedback. 1.0 is just released, which has an option of resign for user. Though there’s no declare win/draw, engine will offer a draw or its resign when it thinks it’s too behind in material. Hope this makes a better experience.
  • Screen doesn’t display correctly

    I downloaded it for play on my iPhone. When the game launches the board is stuck in an upper right corner such that the right two columns don’t appear on the screen. I can’t reach the settings button because the buttons at the bottom are also overflowing the right edge of the screen so the last one visible is the hint button. No amount of tinkering would shift the screen to the left. Even deleted and reinstalled. Same result.
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  • One of my favorites

    I have tried a lot of chess apps this one is one of my favorites.

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