Chess for Android
Chess for Android consists of a chess engine (a Java version
derived from the C++ engine BikJump) together with a graphical user
interface.
The
application accepts moves through the touch screen, the trackball, or
through a keyboard. An optional "move coach" highlights valid user
moves
during input as well as the last played engine move. A pawn promotion
prompts the user to define the desired destination piece.
Features:
- Full game
navigation buttons to correct mistakes or analyze earlier played
games
- Export and import games as FEN/PGN to and from
the clipboard or saved and loaded as files
- Automatically saves games in progress on exit
- Recognises stalemates, insufficient material, 50 move rule
and threefold repetition
- Various strength levels including random, auto play, and
free play
- Supports the Univeral Chess Interface (UCI)
- "Infinite analysis" mode for an imported UCI engine in
which the engine reports its analysis of positions without actually
making moves
- Move coach
- Full screen
- Customizable
- Undo moves
- Landscape mode
Verdict:
Chess for Android is a capable Java chess
application but offers nothing particularly remarkable.
 6/10
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