Chess for Android 6.8.6
Free Version
Publisher Description
Chess for Android - Chess application (supports third-party engines, electronic boards, online play)
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
About Chess for Android
Chess for Android is a free app for Android published in the Board list of apps, part of Games & Entertainment.
The company that develops Chess for Android is Aart Bik. The latest version released by its developer is 6.8.6. This app was rated by 10 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.3.
To install Chess for Android on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-12-09 and was downloaded 354 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Chess for Android as malware as malware if the download link to com.google.android.chess is broken.
How to install Chess for Android on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Chess for Android is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Chess for Android will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Chess for Android will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
