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Hi Bereg Chess is free for a limited time, you can find more information here: http://www.beregchess.com/: And download here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=317814255 Welcome to Bereg Chess Club website! Bereg Chess is a an advanced chess game implementation for iPhone. It allows you to play online with other people from across the globe. You can start playing online immideately, even without registration. It is also possible to play with computer opponent for training purporses for instance. SALE! Limited time offer! Today get it free! You will be able to play on a chess server with about 350.000 registered users. Thus you will always be able to find a worthy opponent for yourself. If you are a professional chess player you can even try to play with FIDE and grand masters, we have about 200 of them registered on our club server. So no matter what chess skills you've got, you can always have a good company and good play in our chess club. We always welcome new players. Program features: - Create your own game or watch games, played by other players. - Extremely low network traffic usage. - Auto reconnect to server and auto recover of running games. So you will not loose game even if you are on a very bad network link. - Fast game interface with some nice animations. - Supports in-game and club chat systems. - Supports several chat channels. - Possibility to analyse played games with game navigation system. - Built-in program help will let you easely get used to game interface. - Possibility to save game parameters and use them when inviting other players for a play. - Possibility to view other players information such as rating, ping time. Important note: You will need an internet connection (via WiFi or 3G/Edge) in order to play online.

No, not me - the iPhone app. :) I just downloaded the 1.1 version of Deep Green & it clearly adds more personality and polish to what I think has long been the most polished (and personable) of all the iPhone chess apps. If you've never used it, it's hard to imagine how much more smooth and stylish it is than the competition - but if iPhones came with a built-in standard 'bundle' of apps, this would certainly be the one to pick for a chess game. (See link below.) Having said that, it doesn't have many of the features that serious chessers might want: You can't yet export your games via email. It doesn't announce openings. It doesn't show analysis. But if you want a slick looking & enjoyable app with which to pound out a casual game of chess on the train, I think Deep Green will make you very happy. New in .1 is a great new set of analog sounds (including special sounds for check, checkmate, promotion, etc.), new animations, "callouts" (little speech bubbles that allow the pieces to 'speak,' announcing check, etc.), a Help system, an auto-rotate feature that makes 2-human games a snap, and more. Check out this page for more information, and look at some of the demos you can run on the virtual iPhone to the right of the page; it will give you a good sense of Deep Green's game-play and sense of fun. Cheers EDIT: A little birdie (that's pretty much always a metaphor for Twitter now, right?) told me that the forthcoming 2.0 version of DG will offer support for multiple games, PGN, correspondence chess, copy/paste (PGN, FEN)... Niiice.

That's right... rumour with a "u" (two of 'em). - I hear that the new chess.com app is going to use the iPhone's accelerometer in a unique implementation of the resignation feature. You just hold the device in your hand as normal, but then sharply flick your wrist. When your opponent next views the game, the board will flip in his or her direction and he or she will be virtually showered with pieces. That's what I hear. - I hear that there are Easter Eggs in the app that are triggered by certain openings - for instance, you hear the plaintive call of a northern hermit thrush whenever someone plays Bird's Opening.. and if you play the Bongcloud Defence, the pieces get all hazy and blurry for some reason. That's what I hear. - I hear that the iPhone version of Tactics Trainer will have an exclusive "Hint!" button not available in the web interface. Apparently, however, the hints that iPhone TT offers are total bullshit roughly half the time. That's what I hear. So.. what have *U* heard??

Hi I'm doing a project at school which is on the Ipod Touch and would like your help! I find that all of you are 100x more reliable than wikipedia, so anything to do with the Ipod Touch (or IPhone 3G) would be much appreciated. Cheers Tom (brfc)

Who here is interested in a group tournament, match or vote chess game? Please say what your preferences are and, if you want a match or vote chess game, which team you propose that we challenge. I would personally prefer a Tournament within our team (even tohugh I already have about 20 active games ).

Right, I'm really thinking about getting an 8GB 2nd Gen Ipod Touch. But I'm thinking which is the right deal 4 me. Which of these would you pick, and these prices are not including Quidco, a money back scheme which is amazing :-) just to let u know about that. I'll put the Quidco percent after the price. Argos: £165 (No quidco) but you get a leather case, sound system and £15 ITunes card. Pixmania: £147.90 (6%) These are the main ones, I'll put some more up later, there are some good deals out there, and with Quidco, it makes them cheaper

Cocoa Stuff has announced the release of "Deep Green Chess Lite" (URL opens iTunes). Apparently the only pitfall to the Lite version is that it does not restore the previous game when you launch the app. The Lite version has the best price in the world... FREE! Does this make the paid customers a little miffed that they're essentially only paying to be able to save their game between app launches?

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3-D Chess Free (links opens iTunes) has just been released to the iPhone by OrientMaple.com. It bills itself as "The first ever meaningful three-dimensional chess application in the history on iPhone [sic]". There is a paid version for only $0.99 that adds a the ability to resume a game, undo a move and offers 3 levels of difficulty. Personally, I find this application to be a gimmick. The pieces are red and blue, not white and black which adds some confusion (at least to me). The pieces are also a medieval theme which means that they look non-standard. Fortunately, when you select a piece, the traditional Staunton silhouette will appear above the playing field. You only have the choice of two static views. Head on (as you would normally play) or a side view. You cannot rotate the board at all. Since this is more of a fun app than a serious chess players companion, there is no ability to analyse a position, export a position or do any analysis. I don't look down on this application for it, since that's not it's purpose. I'm a terrible judge of AI strength since I'm such a poor player to begin with. I'll let the stronger players of the group judge the AI strength. All in all, This seems to be a trinket application and might be amusing for a very casual player who likes 3-D things for the sake of 3-D. Three dimensional chess might have a place on the iPhone, however I think a better implementation can be done. If Brothers in Arms can be ported to the iPhone, then a good 3-D chess set with free camera rotation shouldn't be impossible. If you try it out or purchase the full version, post your thoughts here!

I haven't bought an iTouch yet, but am going to. Just a question: is there any way in which you can get videos from a DVD on to iTunes? If so, how? Nice idea for a group, guys (I'm new here)! Thanks, OG

I am, for one. And chess is the only part of my life that occasionally makes me look wistfully over the fence into PC-Land with anything like envy. I miss Fritz's 'sparring' mode, with its very human-like ability to make errors that force the user to see tactical possibilities. I'd like to try Rybka. I want to try BookUp also. I've heard there's a Mac version, but I've never actually managed to find it. Perhaps it's a thing of the past. On the bright side, ExaChess is an excellent chess database application, and for engines, we've got Vektor, Sigma-HIARCS and Shredder on our side. At least I don't have to pine about the fact that Chess Mentor is only available for Windows anymore. :)

http://www.chess.com/photos/view_album/erik/app-icon-for-chesscom-app ?

I just downloaded the 1.3.0 update of Tom Kerrigan's tChess Pro, and there's some good stuff in there. - An openings explorer that allows you insight into the computer's book (i.e. percentages for moves the computer might play in the current position). The only thing I've seen that's comparable is Glaurung. In this case, you access the openings info by sliding a finger/thumb right-ward across the board. - The program can now announce openings by name (but not at the same time as it displays analysis apparently). - A new statistics screen shows you details about your history - And perhaps the most original addition: blindfold chess! ...which you activate/deactivate by sliding a finger/thumb up or down the board display. That really sets this apart, as I believe this is the first iPod app to allow blindfold chess. Nice! EDIT: I forgot... There's also an interactive tutorial to teach chess to a complete beginner.

There's a new chess app for the iPhone, called "ChessFree" (link opens up iTunes). It's produced by Optime Software (web site link). It looks so new that the web site doesn't even make mention of the game. The game is free but supported by an ad banner on the bottom of the game screen (I was flattered that the I was presented with a Jaguar add... if they only knew the state of my bank account!). The game itself looks okay, but the features seem very sparse. No PNG exporting or importing, no analysis of any kind and really nothing that would make it a serious chess player's app. That's not necessarily bad. Maybe Optime Software's market was the casual or beginning player. The AI strength is selected with a simple sliding scale. At mid-point the AI is shockingly bad (even for someone as bad as myself!). Pushed to the max, it seems to hold it's own but it's difficult for me to judge since I'm a poor player. Take a look for yourself. The price is right! I'd be interested to see what stronger players think of the engine. It seems that it's playing from a opening database because usually the first 4 or 5 moves are played lightening fast, but then the computer opponent suddenly slows down to think about each move. Back to pushing the wood.