A lot of improvements have been made
A lot of improvements have been made since I last opened this app. I could actually play a quick game with the engine now. Because it makes human like blunders.
Response from developer
New update is now live with great new features and balanced engine play.
Missing Engines
I updated from V 1.3 and was disappointed to see all other engines besides Stockfish 16 were deleted?!? Maia, Lc0, all gone! This was the main reason I considered Imperial Chess to be the best chess app by far! Sadly, dev claims the "out of date" engines were deleted however, Stockfish 16 is also outdated as 17 has been out for quite a while. Lack of engine choices makes Imperial Chess just like the others. Varied engine choices is what set it apart from all the rest. Please bring back Lc0, Maia at least, as these engine's playing styles are quite different from ubiquitous Stockfish.
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Great chess app
I can beat it on Elo 1700. And I like that it is running Stockfish 16.
New features in update, but lost its main attraction
Gameplay against Maia distinguished this program's previous versions. The Latest update seems to have removed these engines. The only chess engine now offered is Stockfish. Well, there are plenty of better apps for playing against Stockfish. Sadly, there no longer is any compelling reason to use Imperial Chess.
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New features in update, but lost its main attraction
Gameplay against Maia distinguished this program's previous versions. The Latest update seems to have removed these engines. The only chess engine now offered is Stockfish. Well, there are plenty of better apps for playing against Stockfish. There is no longer see any reason to use Imperial Chess.
My Fav
This is a great chess app! I only wish you'd bring back the other engines and maybe a 3D board.
Response from developer
Coming in next versions.
Glitched on my first try of the game
The game is so so, but there were always errors not allowing me to play. It even said Critical error and it showed a skull! Please help!
Response from developer
New update is now live with great new features!
lovely
i just eish it had, a begginer setting with challenges,and a session of historial analysis,other than that is amazing.
Decent - but can’t save games
Can’t export them either.
Response from developer
Export feature was added in the new update.
new features would be nice
10 months no update. id like to know what Lc0 is plotting over there.
Maia does not play like a human
The Maia chess engine does not play like a human being. Even at Elo rating 1100 it plays more like a chess engine. The developer need to change the following settings for Maia in the UCI configuration file in order for Maia to play like a human.
- cpu threads = 1
- mini batch-size = 1
- max-prefetch = 0
- nodespersecondlimit = 0.001
- cpu threads = 1
- mini batch-size = 1
- max-prefetch = 0
- nodespersecondlimit = 0.001
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Response from developer
New update is now live with great new features and balanced engine play.
Buggy
Lots of bugs. Game crashes easily, sometimes when you aren’t even doing anything. National errors: game castled kingside but notated it “o-o-o.” There’s a setting to identify openings but it didn’t work. Games often don’t save, even though it claims the games are saved. I love the multi-engine feature, but the interface has issues unacceptable for a serious chess player.
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Response from developer
New update is now live with great new features and fixes for all crashes.
Online play requested
If only I could play with my buddy across country. Beautiful app
Response from developer
Coming in next versions.
beutifull . strong
nice chess game...
Engine ratings seem off
Leela at “1000” plays *way* better than 1000 ELO. How was this calibrated?
I’d like to see some games vs 1100-1200 FIDE players.
For example, if I play the English this “1000” ELO opponent not only plays well, but uses the most critical lines of almost every variation. I don’t think a 2200 player could improve upon the first 5-10 moves. Odd variations… no problem. You should see it play a rook endgame. Laughable.
I’d like to see some games vs 1100-1200 FIDE players.
For example, if I play the English this “1000” ELO opponent not only plays well, but uses the most critical lines of almost every variation. I don’t think a 2200 player could improve upon the first 5-10 moves. Odd variations… no problem. You should see it play a rook endgame. Laughable.
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Response from developer
New update is now live with great new features and balanced engine play.
It’s chess
It’s chess why does this overheat the phone?
Response from developer
New update is now live with great new features and performance fixes.
8 Chess Engines!
Plays a solid game with the option of choosing from eight popular Chess engines for a widely varied style of play. Available on all devices: iPhone, iPad, and the best Chess game on Apple TV!!
