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I have always had a weird interest in chess, I was taught how to play very young. I love books/movies/shows about chess but rarely read or watch them. So every 2 or so years I remember how much I love it. This time, what reminded me was reading The Queens Gambit (highly recommend by the way). But I didn’t have my chess board and not many people who would play with me so I downloaded this game and love it. It’s also a way to play discretely because everyone thinks it’s weird for a 14 y/o girl to like chess so much because it is for Russian guys w glasses and man buns.

Love playing this Chess AI; it does so much for my ego! Haha In my prime I was a little over 1800 rating, but now I’m about 1600 because I don’t play and study every day like I did 20 years ago…still I play this on the hardest level and I consistently beat the AI! :) Just played an Italian opening and castled on my 4th move to give the AI a chance, and still won in 10 moves, my shortest game so far against the AI…. Please don’t change it; I’m enjoying my ego boost… :) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Ne7 5. d3 f6? 6. Ng5!? fxg5?! 7. Bxg5 h5 8. Qf3 d6?? 9. Qf7+ Kd7 10. Be6++ Easy win in less than 2min…Though I find the Ruy Lopez opening easier to beat the AI than the Italian opening…if you want a tough AI, like Shredder, but I play this one most often because I can play a quick casual game and don’t have to think to much to beat it.

I have been looking for chess apps for so so long and then I found this amazing app. However, the app need to give players more time to think and develop their pieces. Moreover, The app would say checkmate or stalemate and I could move my king or protect it. Furthermore, for me, there are a few glitches. Like when I click a piece it won’t move that piece. So please try to fix that too. But, overall a very good chess app that really makes me think.

First, you can play a Very easy opponent. (Many games seem to make the easiest level too difficult, tacitly discouraging further play.) Second, it introduces the players to algebraic notation and thereby gives the capability to study classic games. (Don’t have a pencil to take down moves? Don’t worry! Most phones can take screenshots to “backup” the games you’ve played.)

I like the graphics and the level settings. I used to play with my son when he was 12. He’s 36 now. Really haven’t played in 20 years. It is definitely good for my brain and thanks for the take back button. I played a different chess app and I couldn’t take back a move for free. You had to buy the deluxe version. Please don’t start charging for that. Thanks

Never understood Chess, got this app through checkers, learning a lot quickly on easy setting! I like it. Always felt bad about being ignorant when it comes to chess, like Rosetta Stone, I'm learning little by little. Glad to have it, if you would like to learn the game try it, lose for an hour and then you still aren't a chess master, but you will be closer to being one! Rock on!

This game is awesome and the way they let you chose either realistic or picture-y and stuff. This gam lets you think like you actually play with another person so then you can learn from this game! I recommend for s m r t people and people who like being challenged

Occasionally I get into a scenario when playing against the computer. The computer prevents me from making a different move, by repeatedly making the same move, over and over and over, into infinity! This usually happens as I am about to get the upper hand in the game. The computer has alternative moves available, but gets stuck on repeat! I'm either forced to make an inferior move that the computer likes, putting me at a disadvantage, or start another game. Is this legal? Is there a maximum number of times that a identical move can be made by both players? Please explain this phenomenon, or fix it! Problem 2, this App constantly trying to sell me Checkers. Please stop this. I don't want to purchase Checkers!

This is such a great game and is so fun and so easy to learn but there is one thing. When you play with the robot the robot makes his moves to quick so it’s kind of hard that way. But other than that this is such a good game and it’s so fun and even today me and my brother played it and it was my first time and after i played two rounds i emedietly downloaded it so it’s a great game and it’s so fun and but also i think they should give limited hints beacause you could cheat if you did the hints the whole round thank you for reading this review this is such a great game and i would recommend it thank you #stayhome

Every SINGLE time I have the board cleared except the white king, and am about to catch him, it shows me "stalemate". Like, it wouldn't be if you gave me two more minutes?! I'm sure there's some kind of rule I'm missing, since before downloading the app my chess knowledge consisted of 'protect your king and kill theirs', but there's no rule book or explanation or anything. It's really frustrating me. It seems the only time I can win is if there's at least one other white piece on the board.

.... a few tweaks: 1) the undo function should not go back two moves, but just one; 2) there should be a re-do function; 3) the volume should adjust with the device volume selector (rather than only on/off); 4) the piece movement should be faster; 5) the computer should stop the game at stalemate. That said, the graphics are nice. However, and this is a bigger fix, the AI is very predictable and plays essentially the same game all the time, even on “Hard.” Def needs some work there. With all that, this is very good ... for beginners and novices.

Update: It just did it again! It had the upper hand and I had 4 back and forth moves (8 total moves) with no stalemate. Then I was able to corner 2 of its 4 remaining pieces, corner it’s king in the corner and it tried to block with its last remaining rook. I took the rook and it immediately declared a stalemate! There were NO repetitive moves during the last 40 moves of the game and I was ONE MOVE from forcing Checkmate with its only remaining piece, it’s king. This game cheats! If this game has me on the run and there’s only a few pieces left, I have actually made over FIFTY back and forth moves and it NEVER calls or allows for a stalemate to be declared. However, if I have the computer on the run, if the computer is down to 1 or 2 pieces left, after just a few moves, sometimes 3 TOTAL moves (mine and the computer totaled) in any direction, it declares a stalemate. Those moves normally aren’t repetitive moves like a real stalemate should be. On numerous occasions, I’ve had the upper hand and have been moving to box in or row compress the computer’s king into checkmate when the computer calls a stalemate even though there have been zero repetitive movements. (This has been happening with the difficulty setting at normal.) In other words, this game cheats when it’s losing. The developer of this app needs to fix this issue.

The App chooses its moves based on the probability of success. If it determines that it can not win, the App will attempt to put you in a revolving door of “check” positions or move for a stalemate. I can understand the stalemate as in a tournament, a stalemate at least allows for each player to receive a point. At least in the tournaments I have played in. However, having the App move it’s pieces continuously back and forth without being able to win, is pointless. It just makes the game go on and on unending. I’m not Mathew Broderick and this isn’t a game of Global ThermoNuclear War. There shouldn’t be a no win situation or at least a no stalemate situation. The App needs to be programmed to lose as much as it is programmed to win. If the pieces the App has to use can not put the player into checkmate, the App should not be able to continually put the player into “check” basically forcing a new game to be started.

In almost any case scenario presented by the quiz mode, check can be done upon the player’s king. For that matter, it is not possible to logically win in a two move strategy. If I do a first move, computer can check my king. Then, I have to bring my king to safety, and lose my two move chance. Secondly, To win in a two move sequence, I have to guess accurately. what is the next move the computer will do? This is often enough a random move. That means I have a random, and not a logical chance to win. Accuracy is premium when playing chess. Quizzes do not present an accurate scenario to win in a two move strategy. The app also charge money to give you fixed clues. It is a scam.