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Chess for Android is a feature-rich application designed for chess enthusiasts, providing both a robust chess engine and an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). This application allows users to make moves using the touch screen, trackball, or keyboard, with an optional 'move coach' to assist in highlighting valid moves. Players can easily navigate through games, correct mistakes, and analyze their play, with the ability to import and export games in FEN/PGN formats, ensuring a seamless experience for both casual and serious players. The application supports advanced features such as the Universal Chess Interface (UCI) and Chess Engine Communication Protocol, enabling users to compete against stronger third-party engines or organize engine tournaments. Players can also connect to external electronic chessboards and engage in online play through FICS or ICC. With multiple game modes, including random play and auto-play, Chess for Android caters to a wide range of preferences while offering extensive customization options for engine setup, making it a versatile tool for chess players.

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Full Specifications

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Release
Latest update
Version
6.9.3
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Android
Operating System
Android 15.0
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
219
Downloads Last Week
0

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Chess application (with uci and xboard engines support).
Chess for Android consists of a chess engine and a GUI. The application accepts moves through the touch screen, trackball, or keyboard (e2e4 pushes the king pawn, e1g1 castles king side, etc. ). An optional "move coach" highlights valid user moves during input and last played engine move. Full game navigation buttons enable users to correct mistakes or analyze games. Games import and export as FEN/PGN to and from the clipboard or via sharing, load and save as file, or are set up through a position editor. A draw by stalemate, insufficient material, the fifty move rule, or threefold repetition is recognized. The engine plays at various levels (including random, against itself in auto-play, or free-play, where the game can be used as a "magnetic chessboard"). The user can play either side and, independently, view the board from the perspective of white or black. The application supports the Universal Chess Interface (UCI) and Chess Engine Communication Protocol (WinBoard and XBoard), which allows users to play against more powerful third party engines or even play tournaments between engines. Engine setup features time control, pondering, infinite analysis, hash tables, multiple threads, endgame tablebases, and opening test suites. Recognizes Chessbase compatible engines.

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