Chess game for ipod / mp4

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5th October 2007, 09:07am
#1
by georgez
Porto Alegre Brazil
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 357

 Do you people know any chess game (not only text files...) for ipod / mp4? If you do, it works with which models?


20th October 2007, 07:16am
#2
by chessvirgin
Hoffman Estates, IL United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1
Buy a $600 iPhone and open up the internet, then go on chess.com. lol
21st October 2007, 03:32pm
#3
by georgez
Porto Alegre Brazil
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 357
chessvirgin wrote: Buy a $600 iPhone and open up the internet, then go on chess.com. lol

No stupid comments. Thank you.


30th October 2007, 05:55pm
#4
by chesscrazy127
davidson United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 69

I would like one to. I have a 30gig. suggestons???????????????????????

 


5th November 2007, 09:06am
#5
by waynet
Ballarat Australia
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 37
Not sure if this helps, I downloaded Chessmaster on my phone, and it plays really well. It only costabout AUD4.00
12th November 2007, 04:19am
#6
by Sprite
Washington, D.C. area United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 406

There's lots of decent chess cell phone games!

I have a neat one that's comparable to my play level, and is always fun to play (force move is important when playing computers).


5th March 2008, 08:28am
#7
by WyoKid
Worland, Wyoming United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 108

Apple has released a chess program for the ipod (5th gen or classic or new video nano)  it can be downloaded to itunes and placed on your ipod for only $5.00.  It also has a backgammon game as part of the program though I have little interest in backgammon.  There are 9 levels (monkey to master)  graphics are good, but it does have a number of drawbacks.  First in 2D mode, the mode I prefer to play in, you can't flip the board - black is always at the top.  More seriously it has problems calling a draw.  It seems to be confused over the 50 move rule, so that if you don't get a checkmate in 50 moves from the start of the game (rather than the last capture or pawn move) it will declare a draw.  Also it can only the game currently played so you can't review past games.  On the plus side it as a quiz mode which can be kind of fun - it has you find forks/pin/mates in 2 etc.  However many of these positions are not ones you would see in regular play so they are far inferior to the tactics trainer on this website.  Overall this program has a number of drawbacks, (the worst of which will hopefully be patched) but for a mere $5.00 is worthwhile if you have already shelled out the bucks for an ipod. 


8th March 2008, 01:47pm
#8
by Dahan
Saint Paul, MN United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 730
Wyokid pretty much got everything right as far as the new ipod chess game is concerned. I don't like the 3D view, hard to see the patterns well. I haven't run into the draw problem, but then I don't usually get to 50 moves, win or lose. It's nice to have on the bus ride to work or etc. Worth the $5.
 

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