Top Free Android Chess Software
Chess is a recreational and competitive board game played
between two players. It is one of the most popular games in the
world, played by millions across the world, in clubs, by
correspondence, in tournaments, and increasingly over the internet.
Chess has the virtue of being suitable for people of all
ages. It has many positive benefits helping players to improve their
mental abilities such as problem solving, concentration, critical
thinking, pattern recognition, creativity, strategic planning, and much
more. Of course, chess is also great fun to play and highly addictive
with
the internet making it a very inexpensive hobby. Chess is
fairly quick to learn but can take a lifetime to master (at least it
seems that way).
There is a good range of free chess software available to
download on the Android Market. As you might expect, the majority of
this
software does not merit downloading often because the software has
limited functionality or is buggy. The purpose of this article is to
identify chess apps which are definitely worth investigating. The
scope of this article is not limited to standard chess clients. We also
have included software which lets you play chess variants, as well as
covering the finest chess utilities. All of the software is available
to
download at no charge, and some of the apps are released under open
source licenses.
If you are interested in commercial chess applications for the
Android platform, we would suggest that you check out Shredder Chess
and Chess at ICC in the Android Market. The former is an extremely
popular chess program, winner of the computer chess world champion on
13 occasions. Nevertheless, for most chess enthusiasts, the free
DroidFish is a worthy competitor. Chess at ICC is an official frontend
for the Internet Chess Club, widely considered the best place to play
online chess.
So, let's explore the 8 chess applications at hand.
For each application we have compiled its own portal page,
providing screenshots of the software in action, a full
description with an in-depth analysis of its features, together with
links to relevant resources and reviews. In our view, DroidFish is the
runaway winner for the Android platform, standing head and shoulders
above other free chess applications.
| Chess Software |
| DroidFish |
Port of the famous and very strong Stockfish chess
engine |
| Chess |
Good
range of features including support for the Universal Chess Interface |
| iChess
for Android |
Aids the development of chess tactics and general
gameplay |
| Scid
on the go |
Browser
for Scid chess database files |
| Chess
Cloid |
Chess clock supporting five types of time control
including Fischer and Bronstein |
|
HD Chinese Chess |
Implementation
of Chinese Chess (Xiangqi) |
| Chess
for Android |
Chess
application with move coach and choice of board colors and pieces |
| Genesis
Chess |
Fast-paced
highly strategic chess variant |
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Last Updated Sunday, August 28 2011 @ 05:48 AM EDT
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