Chess for Android vs Chess - Play and Learn Usage & Stats

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 enables 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. Engines are imported in Android Open Exchange format (OEX), in Android Chessbase compatible format, or directly from SD card. Engine setup features time control, pondering, infinite analysis, hash tables, multiple threads, endgame tablebases, and opening test suites. The application connects to an external electronic chessboard (Certabo, Chessnut, ChessUp, DGT, House of Staunton, or Millennium) and supports online play on FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) or ICC (Internet Chess Club). Online manual at: https://www.aartbik.com/android_manual.php PERMISSION NOTES: You can freely disable permissions you don't want to grant, the rest of the application will continue to work: + Storage (Files and Media): only required when you want to load and save games to SD Card + Location: only required if you want to connect to DGT Pegasus/Chessnut Air, which requires a Bluetooth LE scan

Google Play Store
Free
Board

Store Rank

- -

Chess - Play and Learn

Play chess online with over 150 million players from around the world! Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, scacchi, schach, șah, šachy, şahmat… no matter the language, no matter the name, it´s known as the best strategy game in the world Enjoy free unlimited 3d chess games and improve your chess rating with 350,000+ tactics puzzles, more than 10 million chess games a day, interactive lessons and videos, and over 100 powerful computer opponents. Unlock your inner chess master today! ♟ PLAY CHESS ONLINE FOR FREE: - 2 Player chess mode completely free to enjoy with your friends - Meet new friends and chat while you play - Join tournaments with thousands of other players online - Play games in real-time from one minute per game to 30 minutes or longer - Play daily correspondence online chess for low-pressure games on your own schedule - Try all these exciting chess variants in our app: chess960 (Fischer-Random), blitz chess, puzzle rush, bullet chess, puzzle battle or blindfold chess - Enjoy also other chess variants: 3-check, king of the hill, crazyhouse, doubles (bughouse), fog of war & more… 🧩 CHESS TACTICS & CHESS PUZZLES: - Enjoy 350,000+ unique puzzles - Rated mode automatically adjusts to your skill level to help you improve - Race the clock to beat your high score in Puzzle Rush - Practice puzzles with specific themes in learning mode (Mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3, perpetual check, endgames, pin, fork, skewer, sacrifice, etc.) 📚 CHESS LESSONS: - Hundreds of quality chess lessons and chess videos made by masters (learn all the chess moves and practice your skills with chess problems) - Interactive tutorials with tips and recommendations - Learn all the chess rules and strategies in a step-by-step lesson plan (opening, middlegame, and endgame) 📟 PLAY CHESS ONLINE AGAINST THE COMPUTER: - Choose the level of computer opponent you want to play - Analyze your chess games to see where you went wrong and how you can improve - See how high you can go! 🏰 CHESS COMMUNITY: - Join a community of more than 60 million online chess players - More than 10 million chess games played each day - Meet players of all levels, from beginner to grandmaster - Compete to get your own rating and try to join the best player online chess leaderboards - Watch the most popular chess superstars with millions of followers. Hikaru, GothamChess, Botez, Magnus and more! ✅ ... and MUCH MORE: - Play chess games offline against the computer - Articles by the best authors, coaches, and trainers - Develop an unbeatable opening repertoire with the opening explorer (Queen´s Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, etc.) - Send messages and challenge your friends to a free chess game - Choose from 20+ board themes, 2D & 3D chess pieces, and backgrounds - Get in-depth performance stats about your games, puzzles and lessons - Enjoy the most active community forums anywhere 🎖 Playing chess online has never been so easy! Chess is the most popular game of all time! And Chess.com is the place to play chess online with your friends and other players from all over the world! Please share your suggestions and comments with us. Our support team is happy to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! ABOUT CHESS.COM: Chess.com is created by chess players and people who love ❤️ chess! Team: http://www.chess.com/about