Chess Reviews

I have always had a weird interest in this app, I was taught how to play very young. I love books/movies/shows about this app but rarely read or watch them. So every 2 or so years I remember how much I love it. This time, what reminded me was reading The Queens Gambit (highly recommend by the way). But I didn’t have my this app board and not many people who would play with me so I downloaded this game and love it. It’s also a way to play discretely because everyone thinks it’s weird for a 14 y/o girl to like this app so much because it is for Russian guys w glasses and man buns.

Chess chooses its moves based on the probability of success. If it determines that it can not win, Chess will attempt to put you in a revolving door of “check” positions or move for a stalemate. I can understand the stalemate as in a tournament, a stalemate at least allows for each player to receive a point. At least in the tournaments I have played in. However, having Chess move it’s pieces continuously back and forth without being able to win, is pointless. It just makes the game go on and on unending. I’m not Mathew Broderick and this isn’t a game of Global ThermoNuclear War. There shouldn’t be a no win situation or at least a no stalemate situation. Chess needs to be programmed to lose as much as it is programmed to win. If the pieces Chess has to use can not put the player into checkmate, Chess should not be able to continually put the player into “check” basically forcing a new game to be started.

Update:
It just did it again! It had the upper hand and I had 4 back and forth moves (8 total moves) with no stalemate. Then I was able to corner 2 of its 4 remaining pieces, corner it’s king in the corner and it tried to block with its last remaining rook. I took the rook and it immediately declared a stalemate! There were NO repetitive moves during the last 40 moves of the game and I was ONE MOVE from forcing Checkmate with its only remaining piece, it’s king. This game cheats!

If this game has me on the run and there’s only a few pieces left, I have actually made over FIFTY back and forth moves and it NEVER calls or allows for a stalemate to be declared.

However, if I have the computer on the run, if the computer is down to 1 or 2 pieces left, after just a few moves, sometimes 3 TOTAL moves (mine and the computer totaled) in any direction, it declares a stalemate. Those moves normally aren’t repetitive moves like a real stalemate should be.

On numerous occasions, I’ve had the upper hand and have been moving to box in or row compress the computer’s king into checkmate when the computer calls a stalemate even though there have been zero repetitive movements. (This has been happening with the difficulty setting at normal.)

In other words, this game cheats when it’s losing. The developer of Chess needs to fix this issue.

Occasionally I get into a scenario when playing against the computer. The computer prevents me from making a different move, by repeatedly making the same move, over and over and over, into infinity! This usually happens as I am about to get the upper hand in the game. The computer has alternative moves available, but gets stuck on repeat! I'm either forced to make an inferior move that the computer likes, putting me at a disadvantage, or start another game. Is this legal? Is there a maximum number of times that a identical move can be made by both players? Please explain this phenomenon, or fix it!

Problem 2, Chess constantly trying to sell me Checkers. Please stop this. I don't want to purchase Checkers!

This is such a great game and is so fun and so easy to learn but there is one thing. When you play with the robot the robot makes his moves to quick so it’s kind of hard that way. But other than that this is such a good game and it’s so fun and even today me and my brother played it and it was my first time and after i played two rounds i emedietly downloaded it so it’s a great game and it’s so fun and but also i think they should give limited hints beacause you could cheat if you did the hints the whole round thank you for reading this review this is such a great game and i would recommend it thank you #stayhome

this app is a great game but has rules. This ridiculous computer on this specific game fails to comprehend that the same move repeated three times is stalemate. This stupid game played the same move 100 times continuing to put me in check because mate for it was imminent. Not an intelligent this app computer. It also continued the game when only kings remained on the board.
It’s time to retool the computer’s thinking or get out of the this app biz.
There are more issues than this, these two are just glaring deficiencies that make this game maddening.

The program is OK if you are a novice needing practice. However, it is extremely weak in the end game, lacks variability with openings, and could cause you to be over confident. I win about 70 %. I am a novice. Also, when you have a king and night or king and bishop end game there is not any way to draw, or in some cases resign. I enjoy using the program, but it does need some software work. Thank you for this opportunity to provide a review. Bob from Clearwater, FL.

Love playing this this app AI; it does so much for my ego! Haha In my prime I was a little over 1800 rating, but now I’m about 1600 because I don’t play and study every day like I did 20 years ago…still I play this on the hardest level and I consistently beat the AI! :) Just played an Italian opening and castled on my 4th move to give the AI a chance, and still won in 10 moves, my shortest game so far against the AI…. Please don’t change it; I’m enjoying my ego boost… :)

1. e4 e5
2. Nf5 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. O-O Ne7
5. d3 f6?
6. Ng5!? fxg5?!
7. Bxg5 h5
8. Qf3 d6??
9. Qf7+ Kd7
10. Be6++

Easy win in less than 2min…Though I find the Ruy Lopez opening easier to beat the AI than the Italian opening…if you want a tough AI, like Shredder, but I play this one most often because I can play a quick casual game and don’t have to think to much to beat it.

I have been looking for this app apps for so so long and then I found this amazing app. However, Chess need to give players more time to think and develop their pieces. Moreover, Chess would say checkmate or stalemate and I could move my king or protect it. Furthermore, for me, there are a few glitches. Like when I click a piece it won’t move that piece. So please try to fix that too. But, overall a very good this app app that really makes me think.

In almost any case scenario presented by the quiz mode, check can be done upon the player’s king. For that matter, it is not possible to logically win in a two move strategy. If I do a first move, computer can check my king. Then, I have to bring my king to safety, and lose my two move chance. Secondly, To win in a two move sequence, I have to guess accurately. what is the next move the computer will do? This is often enough a random move. That means I have a random, and not a logical chance to win. Accuracy is premium when playing this app. Quizzes do not present an accurate scenario to win in a two move strategy. Chess also charge money to give you fixed clues. It is a scam.

Love the graphics. Plays good games but, more often than not, when Chess is losing and I'm 1-2 moves away from checkmating Chess , I get "STALEMATE". I just played SEVERAL games in a row and got STALEMATED on all of them. I'm not an expert player but I've been playing this game almost every day for years so I'm not a novice either. I like the choice of levels and as I mentioned, the graphics are awesome. I would ask that the Stalemate feature be gone...either I win or lose like any other game. Remove the Stalemate and you'll have 5 stars

.... a few tweaks: 1) the undo function should not go back two moves, but just one; 2) there should be a re-do function; 3) the volume should adjust with the device volume selector (rather than only on/off); 4) the piece movement should be faster; 5) the computer should stop the game at stalemate. That said, the graphics are nice. However, and this is a bigger fix, the AI is very predictable and plays essentially the same game all the time, even on “Hard.” Def needs some work there. With all that, this is very good ... for beginners and novices.

First, you can play a Very easy opponent. (Many games seem to make the easiest level too difficult, tacitly discouraging further play.)
Second, it introduces the players to algebraic notation and thereby gives the capability to study classic games. (Don’t have a pencil to take down moves? Don’t worry! Most phones can take screenshots to “backup” the games you’ve played.)

Every SINGLE time I have the board cleared except the white king, and am about to catch him, it shows me "stalemate". Like, it wouldn't be if you gave me two more minutes?!
I'm sure there's some kind of rule I'm missing, since before downloading Chess my this app knowledge consisted of 'protect your king and kill theirs', but there's no rule book or explanation or anything. It's really frustrating me. It seems the only time I can win is if there's at least one other white piece on the board.

I like the graphics and the level settings. I used to play with my son when he was 12. He’s 36 now. Really haven’t played in 20 years. It is definitely good for my brain and thanks for the take back button. I played a different this app app and I couldn’t take back a move for free. You had to buy the deluxe version. Please don’t start charging for that.

Thanks

Never understood this app, got Chess through checkers, learning a lot quickly on easy setting! I like it. Always felt bad about being ignorant when it comes to this app, like Rosetta Stone, I'm learning little by little. Glad to have it, if you would like to learn the game try it, lose for an hour and then you still aren't a this app master, but you will be closer to being one! Rock on!

It would be helpful to be able to go back over the order of movements from it game once it’s over. Also, I’ve noticed that when Chess plays your opponent there is precious little variation in its order of movements, especially in the opening game. If you play a certain opening, it will always respond to that opening in the same way.

I have only been playing this game for a few days but I am so impressed I LOVE how they have free hints and Chess has other things that is not just this app but you are not mandated to do the other things on Chess . I would 100% recommend Chess to others!

Great game you can change the board and pieces to look differently plus there’s a hint option which helps me learn. Unfortunately I can’t play it anymore because for no reason it will stop the game and say “stalemate”. I had 2 bishops, 2 rooks, my queen, and 2 pawns whereas the computer only had its king left. I checkmated the king, “Stalemate” pops up an I can’t finish the game. Too annoying and it happened for the last time. Now deleting Chess for the many other this app apps

Any mode I choose, its always impossible. Once I get further into the game, the game makes my this app pieces rattle to indicate to move them and it wont let me move any other piece... and when I do get to move any other piece, it limits my options for moving a piece!

For example, a knight can move in an L shape, but the game limits my move to one direction when I can move my knight many other directions!

It also cheats by doing this: So bishops, queens, and rooks all have one thing in common. You can move then how many spaces you want, but only in a certain direction. Well, this game doesn’t DO that!

If I wanted to move my queen how many spaces I wanted to, the game would make me move to a random square!

I cannot beat the AI, and I cant do 2 player because I have no one to play with, so this game is literally trash to me. Im downloading another this app game, oh, and THANKS for being the worst this app app EVER.