ChessGenius
for Windows Mobile
Version 2.0

ChessGenius, award winning chess program for Windows Mobile. Packed with features for beginners and experts: 30 playing levels including easy and blitz - Chess clocks - Move record - Display of thinking - Save/load game. Superb playing strength. The authors chess programs have won ten world championships.

Requirements:

ChessGenius will run on all Windows Mobile devices including Windows Mobile 6, 5 and 2003SE/ 2003 devices.

It runs on touch screen with stylus devices e.g. Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Windows Mobile 5, 2003SE / 2003 for Pocket PC. It runs on non-touch screen devices e.g. Windows Mobile 6 Standard, and Windows Mobile 5, 2003SE / 2003 for Smartphone.

Features include:

• Powerful, compact and fast.
• Free updates for registered users.
• The board display shows chess clocks, move record and 'thinking' information.
• Display options:  Chessboard size, piece set and board colors and be selected.
• Set up position.
• Thirty playing levels. 10 'easy', 10 'blitz' and 10 time per move.
• Understands the rules of chess including: draw by repetition, 50 move rule, en passant, castling, under-promotion etc.
• Take-back moves,  step-forward, back to start and forward to end.
• ChessGenius can play against itself or allow two player games.
• Analyze game. Like two player but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking.
• Save and Load games. Games are saved in PGN format. Multiple games per file. Easy import and export to PC programs.
• Permanent brain option for even stronger play.
• Tutor Option. ChessGenius will warn if a blunder or weak move is played and give the option of takeback.
• Hint. ChessGenius can suggest a move for you.
• Show legal moves and display board coordinate options.
• Full support for the Landscape mode and VGA/Square screens of Windows Mobile 5 and 2003 SE devices.
• A Championship icon is displayed if you have not used Hint, Taken back moves or viewed the Main line. Can you beat ChessGenius without help?
• Display of opening name. For example “B12 Caro-Kann defence”
• Tested and certified "Windows Mobile Ready

New features of ChessGenius version 2.0 include

• Runs on all Windows Mobile devices  - with and without touchscreen.  (Previously non touchscreen devices required "ChessGenius for Windows powered smartphones" which had fewer features)
• Support for all screen sizes. Landscape, Square, QVGA, VGA and WVGA displays. (Support for 320x320  and WVGA is new)
• ChessGenius now offers two chess board sizes for every screen size. (Previous version did not support big chess board on landscape displays)
• Make moves using stylus or 5 way pad. (No need to use stylus)
• Support for screen rotation
• Improved piece animation.
• Improved database with load next game function.
• Optional toolbar on touchscreen devices.