CHESS PRO is the most advanced chess program on the App Store, designed for all players from beginners to masters, featuring a chess rules book, a teacher mode, 28 trainer levels, graphical coaching and analyzing modes, a world class chess engine and much more… CHESS PRO is both a partner and an opponent able to adapt to your strength and help you to improve your chess... Everywhere! NEW: a collection of more than 3600 classical and historical games is now included in the app! Watch a 13 years old Bobby Fischer defeat a grandmaster in the game of the century! Enjoy replaying the games of the greatest players of all times: Capablanca, Philidor, Steinitz, Lasker, Morphy, and many others! FOR BEGINNERS: - The rules of chess are included and easily accessible for reference. - Just tap on a piece and the app shows you its legal moves. - 28 trainer levels of increasing difficulty designed to improve your chess skills are provided. - The chess engine is of very high quality, the guarantee to learn from a good professor. - Naturally CHESS PRO knows and applies perfectly all the official rules of chess. - CHESS PRO can warn you when your opponent is about to play a very dangerous move. - CHESS PRO can watch over your shoulder and suggest up to 4 good moves. FOR EXPERTS: - Both USCF and FIDE rating scales are supported. - CHESS PRO has the Chess Tiger engine built in. It is currently one of the strongest chess engines for mobile devices: it is optimized for 32 bits mobile processors. - On recent devices it reaches a level close to 2700 Elo (grandmaster). - CHESS PRO (Chess Tiger engine) has been ranked twice as the number one chess engine on the SSDF list (the worldwide recognized and independent computer's rating list). - You can save your games in collections and replay them later. - You can exchange games with your friends very easily by email (both for sending and receiving). - You can set up any position. - The chess engine displays its thinking, up to 20 plies ahead. - You can analyze a game by replaying it. CHESS PRO tells you when a bad move has been played by coloring it in red. The 4 best moves in every position are colored in green. - CHESS PRO supports variations and allows you to test "What if..." scenarios without erasing your current game. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE: - High Definition graphics on iPhone 4 & 4S and iPod touch 4, anti-aliased soft graphics for all the other devices. - 15 gorgeous predefined visual themes that you can also customize. - 9 chess pieces sets (wood, ebony & ivory, metal, glass, …). - 14 board styles (marble, blue marble, wood, metal, stone, …). - A collection of 3600 famous games of the greatest players of all times. - "Reload last game" allows you to retrieve the most recent game, even if you have forgotten to save it. - 4 different playing styles, ranging from the quiet to suicidal, which you can apply to all the levels. - Includes an opening book of more than one million moves. And it can be turned off. - Many customization options (graphics, sounds, engine output…). - Two Player mode in the same device Thank you so much for all the great reviews! As each update resets the ratings count, please take a moment to update your review for the current version. Also, if you ever have a problem with the game, please write us via the "Report a problem" option, which is available from the Options menu, or with "Contact us" on our website (http://www.chesstiger.com). We answer all email promptly, and work very hard to solve any problems that come up. If you send a review to report a problem, we have absolutely no way to contact you back. So you will not receive any answer, and it's a pity because we probably already have a solution to your problem! WHAT'S NEW: This is a major update with many improvements. Just to mention a few: - New graphical chess boards and piece sets - You can be visually warned when your opponent threatens you - You can easily turn on/off the threats and suggested moves display - You can delete games from your collections - You can see the list of captured pieces - Fix for iOS 4.2.1 on iPod touch (2nd generation) or on iPhone 3G - Fix for position set up on iOS 3.x and iOS 4.x Website: http://www.chesstiger.com/iphone/index.html http://itunes.apple.com/app/chess/id423198259?mt=8
