ChessGenius for Palm Download
Version 2.3 of this Palm program represents a huge update. For Palm devices with OS5 (most recent ones and all Palm Tungstens) it is up to 20 times faster and 400 ELO stronger. WOW!!
A World Champion, award winning chess program. ARM native chess code option. Up to 20 times faster, 400 ELO stronger. Packed with features for beginners and experts: 40 playing levels including easy and blitz - Chess clocks - Move record - Display of thinking - Save/load game - Tutor. Superb playing strength. The authors' chess programs have won ten world championships.
Features include:
- Powerful, compact and fast.
- Runs on all Palm devices including all Tungsten, Zire, Handspring, Treo and Sony Clie devices.
- High resolution support for Sony Clie's, Handera 330 and Palm OS 5.
- Three board sizes: small, big or giant. The small board display shows chess clocks, move record and 'thinking' information.
- Hint: ChessGenius can suggest a move for you.
- Tutor Option: ChessGenius will warn if a blunder or weak move is played and give the option of takeback.
- Set up position.
- Forty playing levels. 10 'easy', 10 'blitz', 10 'time per move' and 10 'mate solver'.
- Understands the rules of chess including: draw by repetition, 50 move rule, en passant, castling, under-promotion etc.
- Take-back moves also step-forward and replay game.
- ChessGenius can play against itself or allow two player games.
- Analyze game: Like 2 player mode, but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking on the small board.
- Color and gray scale support. Color on all color devices; otherwise gray scale.
- Save and Load games. Games are saved as memos. PGN compatible.
- Permanent brain option allows ChessGenius to think when it is your turn to move.
- Infrared play - Play against another player with a Palm device using infrared.
- Show legal moves option.
Awards:
- Highest rank: 5 cows from PDA Tucows
- Highest rank: 5 stars from ZDNet - One of just five finalists in the 'Palm OS: Games catagory' in the '2000 ZDNet PDA Software Awards competition'
Compatible Handheld Devices: Acer s50/s60, Clie' PEG-N760C, Clie' PEG-S320, Clie' PEG-T415, HandEra 330, Handspring Platinum™, Handspring Treo, Handspring Treo 600, Handspring Visor, Handspring Visor Deluxe, Handspring Visor Edge, Handspring Visor Prism, Handspring Visor Pro, Handspring Visor Series, IBM Workpad c3, IBM Workpad c500, IBM Workpad c505, Kyocera 7135, Kyocera QCP 6035, Palm i705, Palm III, Palm III Series, Palm IIIc, Palm IIIe, Palm IIIx, Palm IIIxe, Palm m100, Palm m100 Series, Palm m105, Palm m125, Palm m130, Palm m500, Palm m505, Palm m515, Palm Tungsten C, Palm Tungsten E, Palm Tungsten T, Palm Tungsten T2, Palm Tungsten T3, Palm Tungsten W, Palm V Series, Palm VII, Palm VII Series, Palm VIIx, Palm Zire, Palm Zire 21, Palm Zire 71, PalmPilot Professional, Samsung SPH-I300, Samsung SPH-I330, Samsung SPH-I500, Sony Clie, Sony CLIE N Series, Sony CLIE NR Series, Sony CLIE NX Series, Sony CLIE NZ Series, Sony CLIE S Series, Sony CLIE SJ Series, Sony CLIE SL Series, Sony CLIE T Series, Sony CLIE TG Series, Sony CLIE UX50 Series, Symbol SPT 1500, Symbol SPT 1550, Symbol SPT 1700, Symbol SPT 1740, Symbol SPT 1800, TRGpro |