ChessGenius for
Windows Mobile Version 2.0

ChessGenius for Windows Mobile
Version 2.0

ChessGenius, the 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 author's 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 screens 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 can 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 defense”

• 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 your stylus).

• Support for screen rotation

• Improved piece animation.

• Improved database with load next game function.

• Optional toolbar on touchscreen devices.