Chess Genius for the Pocket PC

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ChessGenius for Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone)

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About this product

ChessGenius has superb playing strength and is packed with features for beginners and experts. Written by Richard Lang, ten times Computer Chess World Champion.

Version 1.8 with new features including display of opening name. This is a free update for all registered users. Install over the previous version. No need to enter License Key again.

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Features of ChessGenius for the Pocket PC

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Incredibly strong play - Excellent play even on the 'instant' level
Thirty playing levels - Ten easy levels. ChessGenius makes deliberate mistakes
Ten time based levels. Instant, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec, ... 3 mins
Ten Blitz levels. Whole game in 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, .... 120 min. The Chess Clocks count down in these levels. You lose if you run out of time
Game information - The last moves of the game
Chess Clocks. Total White and Black time and move time
Main line. For example, the line may show: "1.03 05 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bb5" This means that: ChessGenius is winning by 1.03 pawns. Search depth = 5, and line of moves. ChessGenius is planning cxd4 and expects Nxd4 in reply etc
Set-up position - Any legal position can be entered
Take back and Step forward - Take back moves to start of game and Step forward to end of game. Easy take back and step forward with the up/down keys or directional pad.
Hint - Let ChessGenius suggest your move
Players - Play against ChessGenius, against another player or watch ChessGenius play itself
Analyze game - Like 2 player mode but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking. Useful for replaying games to see where mistakes have been made or for playing over an imported PGN Master game.
Rules of Chess - Understands all the rules of Chess including, en-passant, underpromotion, castling, draw by repetition and the 50 move rule. Announces a draw if there is insufficient material to win
Save and Load games - Games can be saved and loaded in PGN files. Multiple games per file. Easy to import and export to PC chess programs.
Permanent brain option - ChessGenius assumes that the human player will play the hint move and calculates its reply whilst waiting. It will play stronger.
Tutor option - ChessGenius will warn if a blunder / weak move is played and give the option of take back.
Big chessboard option - Choose between two chessboard sizes
Show legal moves option - If this option is enabled tapping a piece will show all the squares the piece can move to. If the piece has no moves all pieces that can move are indicated.
Championship - The word 'Championship' is displayed on the small board view if you have not used Hint, Taken back moves or viewed the Main line. Can you beat ChessGenius without help?
Board coordinates option - Coordinates can optionally be displayed on the chessboard.
Hash tables for stronger play - The size of the hash tables can be adjusted from 64kb up to 16mb.

New features of ChessGenius version 1.8

Opening Name now displayed - for example. Book B12 Caro-Kann defence Opening book is more that 100% bigger. It is deeper and has more variety.
Improved Database.
Replace game - You can load a game, modify it and replace it. Good for keeping track of postal games.
Database now remembers the last game loaded. Much easier to load the next game.
Improved graphics.
New piece set.

Specifications:

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.