![]() Overview The app comes with built-in support for ten levels of difficulty and local multiplayer play sessions, and even a toggle that can switch the game from the 2D to 3D view. Built from the ground up to satisfy both chess novices and seasoned players, Free Chess for Desktop comes with a smartly defined set of options for streamlining play no matter the level of challenge the game needs to showcase to satisfy gamers from all around the world. Overall this program has a number of drawbacks, (the worst of which will hopefully be patched) but for a mere $5.00 is worthwhile if you have already shelled out the bucks for an ipod.Free Chess is a lightweight casual gaming app that provides all Windows PC users with incredibly well-created chess challenges. However many of these positions are not ones you would see in regular play so they are far inferior to the tactics trainer on this website. On the plus side it as a quiz mode which can be kind of fun - it has you find forks/pin/mates in 2 etc. Also it can only save the game currently played so you can't review past games. It seems to be confused over the 50 move rule, so that if you don't get a checkmate in 50 moves from the start of the game (rather than the last capture or pawn move) it will declare a draw. More seriously it has problems calling a draw. First in 2D mode, the mode I prefer to play in, you can't flip the board - black is always at the top. There are 9 levels (monkey to master) graphics are good, but it does have a number of drawbacks. ![]() It also has a backgammon game as part of the program though I have little interest in backgammon. ![]() Apple has released a chess program for the ipod (5th gen or classic or new video nano) it can be downloaded to itunes and placed on your ipod for only $5.00. ![]()
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