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 ChessGenius has superb playing strength and is packed with features for beginners and experts. It runs on all Pocket PC's including Windows Mobile 5 and 2003 / 2003SE devices. Chess Genius supports the Landscape mode and VGA screens of Windows Mobile 5 and 2003 SE. Written by Richard Lang, ten times Computer Chess World Champion.
Features of ChessGenius for the Pocket PC
- Free updates
- Incredibly strong play
Excellent play even on the 'instant' level
- Thirty playing levels
Ten easy levels. ChessGenius makes deliberate mistakes
Ten time based levels. Instant, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec, ... 3 mins
Ten Blitz levels. Whole game in 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, .... 120 min. The Chess Clocks count down in these levels. You lose if you run out of time
- Game information
The last moves of the game
Chess Clocks. Total White and Black time and move time
Main line. For example, the line may show:
"1.03 05 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bb5" This means that:
ChessGenius is winning by 1.03 pawns. Search depth = 5, and line of moves. ChessGenius is planning cxd4 and expects Nxd4 in reply etc
- Set-up position
Any legal position can be entered
- Take back and Step forward
Take back moves to start of game and Step forward to end of game. Easy take back and step forward with the up/down keys or directional pad.
- Hint
Let ChessGenius suggest your move
- Players
Play against ChessGenius, against another player or watch ChessGenius play itself
- Analyze game
Like 2 player mode but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking. Useful for replaying games to see where mistakes have been made or for playing over an imported PGN Master game.
- Rules of Chess
Understands all the rules of Chess including, en-passant, underpromotion, castling, draw by repetition and the 50 move rule. Announces a draw if there is insufficient material to win
- Save and Load games
Games can be saved and loaded in PGN files. Multiple games per file. Easy to import and export to PC chess programs.
- Permanent brain option
ChessGenius assumes that the human player will play the hint move and calculates its reply whilst waiting. It will play stronger.
- Tutor option
ChessGenius will warn if a blunder / weak move is played and give the option of take back.
- Big chessboard option
Choose between two chessboard sizes
- Show legal moves option
If this option is enabled tapping a piece will show all the squares the piece can move to. If the piece has no moves all pieces that can move are indicated.
- Championship
The word 'Championship' is displayed on the small board view if you have not used Hint, Taken back moves or viewed the Main line. Can you beat ChessGenius without help?
- Board coordinates option
Coordinates can optionally be displayed on the chessboard.
- Hash tables for stronger play
The size of the hash tables can be adjusted from 64kb up to 16mb.
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