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I got problem id 0164723 while doing tactics on the iPhone app. I tried to promote to queen and failed the problem but when it played out the correct solution, upon underpromoting to knight I got a bunch of pop ups with garbled NSString this and that messages.

So.................. When should we send push notifications? Each move? Each new game? Think about it - do you REALLY want a push notification every time your opponent makes a move? What is you are online with the main site, and your iphone is next to you, and each time you move, it buzzes? The way it currently works is you don't get a notification if you are online on the site, and you only get one at a time. If you have received one, you won't get another notification until you have moved. That way you don't have moves going all the time. The risk is that you don't always get your notifications - especially if you were online recently (in the last 10 minutes).

Hi Erik, Thanks for the iPhone app- I'm looking forward to using it. I just downloaded it from iTunes, and when I enter my user name and password I get the error message "Error: There is no active internet connection." even though I have WiFi on, and can access the internet from my other apps. I tried turning off the push notifications, but that did not make any difference. I'm using an iPod Touch, os version 3.1.2. Cheers! Mark

I'm guessing that the beta is winding down now, since you've submitted an official build to Apple. I'll keep an eye out for the official version, but I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to participate in the beta. It's a very nice app, and I'm proud to have helped test it. I'm also pleased to have had advance access. If we find any further bugs, would you prefer for us to submit them via the usual bug channels now, instead of in forum posts here?

Fantastic! All my main bugs have been fixed: 1. I can play online 2. I can play from blacks perspective when black 3. I can see captured pieces Thanks for the great effort from you and your team and good luck with the submission!

1) Carried over from previous version (I submitted it late): In Online Chess, I viewed the first game in my list, which had 24 hours left for me to make a move. I made a move, and then it automatically moved to the next game, where it again told me I had 24 hours. I moved to the next game, and the next game, and so on, and the time never updated.

I installed the CBC Radio app the other day (that's Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, for my non-Canadian friends), and I'm really impressed by it. I can listen to 'live' radio on any of the CBC's three stations (localized to my region), and I can listen to any of the popular shows 'on demand.' It's like having the whole library of CBC podcasts to choose from, but without having to subscribe to anything. Got me to thinking.. Chess.com has a fair amount of podcast content now that could perhaps add even more value to the iPhone app. I'm thinking that you'd go into the Videos area and somehow branch off to a directory of podcasts which could be viewed 'on demand' without regard to the user's level of membership. I'd sure as heck use it anyway. Cheers!

after login with new account, old games still show up play vs. computer strength is messed up after going to settings, can't get back to settings from home play vs. computer crashes randomly some people can't see their games due to empty FEN flip board vs. computer should change who's move it is keep using "hints" in vs. computer until it crashes play vs. computer isn't obeying time limits video audio sometimes plays after videos captured pieces missing in play online video categories a little mixed up the "retry tactic" doesn't do anything application crashes when you "accept game" error when NOT using the "use submit button" setting the ">>" button isn't working (it is taking you back to move list instead of to next game) if you create a new game with the "I Play As" set to Random, then go inside this option and change it, then go back to options, it is set to White memory leaks

Same major bug as last 3 versions: I cannot make any moves in online game. Can't even select a piece to move. There are no captured pieces shown below board. It always shows the online games (and finished games) with white on bottom of board even when you're playing as black.

Place bug reports for version 0.028 here.

I know a lot of people are having issues installing the Chess.com iPhone application. Please read through this post and perform the steps listed below (in order). It should solve a vast majority of the problems. I had originally posted this in the Bugs section, but it would be better to start a new topic, as this is not a bug, and will just clutter that forum topic. Try these steps (in this order): Section 1 1. Download and unzip the Chess.com files. 2. Fire up iTunes. 3. Drag the files (.ipa and .mobileprovision) into iTunes. 4. Sync Note: If that does not work, move on to section 2. Section 2 1. Delete Chess.ipa from your Itunes directory. 2. Deauthorize iTunes from your computer from Menu 3. Authorize iTunes for your computer. 4. Sync Note: Sometimes this will fix application sync and installation problems. If the application still hasn't installed properly, move onto section 3. Section 3 If sections 1 and 2 haven't worked, this could mean that your UUID sent to Erik and the Chess.com team was wrong. 1. Find your UUID that you sent to Erik and the Chess.com team. 2. Verify that the UUID you sent is the correct UUID for your device (compare it to what iTunes says). Note: if it is not the same, you won't be able to install the application. Send it to the Chess.com team again and have them resend a new .mobileprovision certificate. If it is the same, move onto section 4. Section 4 If you have made it to section 4, this could mean that your UUID didn't make it into the list of provisioned devices. Here is how to verify: 1. Open up the .mobileprovision file using a text editor (TextEdit for Mac and WordPad for Windows - NotePad will not work) 2. Scroll down to the section that looks like this... <key>ExpirationDate</key> <date>2009-10-28T15:07:50Z</date> <key>Name</key> <string>ChessDotCom Dev</string> <key>ProvisionedDevices</key> <array> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> <string>123456abcdefg1234837282717acc7bdd923a18</string> </array> <key>TimeToLive</key> <integer>90</integer> <key>UUID</key> <string>11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555</string> <key>Version</key> <integer>1</integer> 3. In the highlighted blue section above, you should be able to find your UUID that you submitted (you have to open yours up, as I changed the values in this post to protect the innocent :) ). Please note that a lot of XML looks the same to the untrained eye. Verify that you are looking at the same section! You will see a key of ProvisionedDevices. If you don't see it, verify that it is not there by doing a text search of the document with your UUID. 4. If you UUID is not there, send a note to the Chess.com team to have it added. You can't add it manually, as the certificate has checks in it to verify that it hasn't been comprimised. Hope this helps!

Submit bug reports for the latest version here! I'm in the installation process as I type this. Let's hope this version actually allows me to play CC games now. Although, tactics trainer and chess videos on the iPhone make it worth the price of admission.

I have just installed the new version Problem: Bug freq: always The icon of the app shows a red ballon with the number of games I supose to have waiting for my move (five games) But the fact is that no mater whether I get into chess.com with my mac or with my iphone I have no waiting games.

Well, we discovered a big bug :) The computer was never going beyond depth=2 :) That would explain the bad play, inability to do endgames, etc ;)

Place your suggestions here for any changes to the chess.com app before it goes live.

Please limit all posts in this forum to bugs related the Chess.Com iPhone application v 0.024. If you have any other comments, suggestions, installation issues, etc, please post them in their respective forums, or create a new forum if no such forum exists. It will make it easier for the Chess.com folks to manage. [Edit: The version number can be found on the bottom right corner of the screen when the application is starting up.]

anyone want to help us write a user-manual and FAQ? i'd love the help... please? :D

Application crashes in Play Chess Online section on any attempt to access a game of 960.

These are a major part of the user experience and will provide access to some of the most important features in each section of the app. I'm sure this is still a work in progress, but I found the current system a bit mind-boggling, since the buttons (symbols) do not consistently represent their functionality from context to context. As *sets* of buttons go, I'm not sure this toolbar is 'one size fits all' given the places it shows up. Here's what I take to be the current state of things, with problematic buttons (for instance, those whose function changes from place to place) highlighted in red. Some suggestions follow. Online Game View: + button = Next (game) Action button = brings up Action menu Flip button = flips the board Magnifier button = Chat ? button = analysis board Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Play Computer: + button = Next (game) - i.e. new game screen Action button = brings up Action menu Flip button = flips the board & switches sides Magnifier button = analysis board ? button = Hint Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Tactics Trainer: + button = Next (problem) Sometimes the new problem I get is frozen, but I think that's the intent here. Action button = brings up Action menu Flip button = flips the board Magnifier button = analysis board ? button = Show solution Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Analysis Board: + button = does nothing Action button = does nothing Flip button = flips the board Magnifier button = display FEN ? button = does nothing Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Here are my suggestions: Online Game View: I think this is the important one. Move the analysis board function to the magnifier button so it's consistent with computer games. (The magnifying glass is a good symbol for the analysis board - not so much for chatting.) Move the 'chat' feature to the position of the current "?" button, but change the symbol to something that represents chatting, like a little speech bubble. A speech bubble that doesn't look like a magnifying glass. :) Play Computer & Tactics Trainer: This suggestion is less important, because a "?" is arguably a good symbol for getting guidance in both contexts. However, maybe consider using a light-bulb for the computer-play hint and stick with the question mark for revealing the solution in Tactics Trainer. Analysis Board: Just use the Flip button and the two Arrow buttons here. Keep it simple. A pop-up of the FEN is of no use at all. (If if copied itself to my 3.0 copy/paste clipboard, we might be on to something, but even then I'm not sure how valuable it would be...) Consider maybe adding a new, third button to the Analysis Board tool-bar: a << button that restores to the 'current' position for folks to lazy to hit the single Back arrow multiple times. Cheers!

Hello My name is Jose Luis (Nick:Ousland) I´m very happy to take part of this!. I´m from Spain, I´m engineer (in a few months). I study bones and all about bioengineneering and fatige in materials. I also like falconry and running (I will run my second marathon next year) Nice to meet all you!! PD: Glaurung chess engine forever, best freeware engine in the world!