checkers and chess 1.0

Checkers and Chess gaming Widget is very simple. You get the same thing here as you would out of the box of a real checkers and chess set just a board and playing pieces.

There isnt any fancy AI in fact, there arent any options for a computer player at all (since thats not included with a plain ol chess set either!).

Included are all the features of chess and checkers required to play the game, but its up to you to follow the rules.

Find yourself a real-life opponent and youre ready!

Chess Timer description
Chess Timer is a free and useful chess timer utility Ever feel like playing chess, but think to yourself, Golly, what I really need before I play is a chess timer, because my dumbass opponent is taking forever to move?

Well, youre search is at an end, my friend. Chess Timer is a free and useful chess timer utility. So simple to use, even a chess Grand Master can figure it out!

Challenge yourself with a totally addictive version of Dominoes

Pit your wits against the computer with 4 levels of difficulty from Easy peasy to Tough as nails

Includes two games - the classic game and Multiples

Customise the games for hours of fun!

Select from several full color textured backgrounds

Play Checkers on your Pocket PC with smooth full color graphics!

Play against the computer with 8 challenging levels from Novice to Grand Master

Play against another person

Features the most complex computer playing logic to appear on a handheld device

Requirements:

· - Any Pocket PC
· - ARM, XSCALE, MIPS

3D Chess is a free and unique 3D chess screensaver that features two computer opponents fighting for chess victory in amazing virtual 3D imaginary worlds.

Here are some key features of "3D Chess Screensaver":

· True 3D animations.
· Cool 3D graphic effects and environments.
· Two computer players playing real games.

Chess Stress is a simulation of both a digital and an analog chess timer, and includes support for advanced rules such as Fischers increments and separate time controls.

The interface is higly compliant with the Aqua experience. When running under Mac OS X 10.2, the user can choose to use a brushed aluminium look for the chess clock window. The interface is customizable and fits neatly on the Mac desktop.

We make allot of palm apps. Some are sophisticated and serious (TomeRaider) others are sophisticated and very unserious (MondoPondo). This one, Proporta Chess Clock, is not that sophisticated (Though its smart what we do with the auto-switch off) but if you play chess and want a free and functional chess clock then the Proporta Chess Clock is the one.

Features:

Enter your own name and the name of your opponent.
Choose pre-set times from 3 minutes to an hour or define your own.
Full screen-tap-screen operation.
The best chess clock in its class... and its free.

Requirements:

· Palm III / Palm IIIc / Palm IIIe / Palm m100 / Palm m505 / Palm V

All users of Macintosh now have a new great game - Challenge Checkers!

The game is a wonderful training for you logic force and strategy skills. You play with your device or with your partner, getting more and more experience on several skill levels. Enjoy also great graphics and sound - endless pleasure for devoted chess player of any age.

A real challenge for all checkers masters!

Here are some key features of "Checkers Challenge":

· two players mode
· game autosave on exit
· demo mode with advanced AI engine
· various sound and animation effects.

Ruby Chess is a chess game implemented in Ruby using GTK2. Ruby Chess project has a good artificial intelligence that is heuristic-based and stochastic.

Whether you are an absolute beginner or a proud contender for the world chess crown, look no further! Simply Chess is geared to players of all ages and abilities. Rookies will benefit from superb chess coaching while pros will find an extremely challenging AI opponent with impressive winning history.

Here are some key features of "Simply Chess (Smartphone)":

· Powerful chess engine featuring 10 levels of game play from Novice to Grandmaster
· Large opening book of chess moves
· Variable board textures
· An effectively immersive 2.5D-isometric perspective. Immerse yourself in the world of endless chess challenges in 2.5D-isometric perspective!
· Adjustable time control settings: time per move, time per game
· Move history
· Transparent computer analysis
· Chess coaching: last move, legal moves, in-game hints
· Tutor mode with an option to take back weak moves
· Support for special chess moves and rules: castling, pawn promotion, ?en passant?, draw by repetition and 50-move rule
· Unlimited takeback/forward
· Import/export games in PGN format
· Quick save to resume from where you left off
· Full QVGA support
· Full compatibility with Windows Mobile 5.0
· Walkthrough tutorial to get started
· Localized to French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian
· Unlimited gameplay
· Free updates
· 24x7 dedicated technical support

Requirements:

· 1 MB of Free RAM

Unquestionably the best chess game for the Pocket PC!

From the creators of the award-winning Chessmaster series comes the latest in chess gaming innovation, Pinnacle Chess. With computer analysis, an intuitive user interface, personalized computer opponents and teaching modes to take any player to the next level, Pinnacle Chess is redefining the classic game of chess on handheld devices.

Here are some key features of "Pinnacle Chess":

· Grandmaster playing level chess engine
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· 12 computer chess personalities (varieties of playing strength and style)
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· 14 Tutorials on Basic Chess Strategy (by James Eade author of "Chess for Dummies" IDG Books)
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· Multiple time controls
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· Blindfold chess, random chess
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· On-the-fly computer analysis
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· Chess coaching (legal moves, in-game hints)
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· Save/Load in PGN format
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· 2 Fully annotated classic historical chess games
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· Infinite number of Chess Puzzles
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· Stealth chess (popular Dice Corp. board game)

Requirements:

· - Requires Desktop PC to install
· - Any Pocket PC (3.7MB Ram required)
· - XSCALE, ARM, MIPS, SH3

Chess Problems Pack 2 is the second problems pack for "AG Chess Problems 1.0". It contains 100 problems.

Chess Problems Pack 1 is the first problems pack for "AG Chess Problems 1.0". It contains 100 problems.

Multiplayer Chess lets you invite your Google Talk friends to a game of chess by just clicking on his/her name in the gadget friends list. Once they receive an invitation, they can accept or refuse (they can also give a reason :).

You can save games if you unexpectedly have to leave. When you have time again, you can load it, play it with someone else or even change your color.

The game engine is complete with castling and en-passant, and you can instantly see all available moves(especially refreshing for newbies).

Glyph Chess is a simple chess game that can also be played on a network.

It features a themable board, cross-platform network play and a move recorder.

Here are some key features of "Glyph Chess":

· Theme-able
· Cross-platform network play
· Move recorder.

Software programs 1000 Chess Problems and 1000 Chess Endgame Studies (ChessCafe) will be of interest to amateur chess players, both the beginners and experienced ones.
The best chess problems and studies, most of which, regardless of the level of complexity, being distinguished by wisecrack and ingenious solutions, logic design and brilliant patterns, have been selected from various popular compositions in the course of program development. International Grand Master Yakov Vladimirov, 14-time world champion on the elaboration and resolution of checkboard patterns, directly participated in the above selection.
The software programs are featured with a simple and understandable interface, a small volume of storage space, and a convenient system of chess problem classification.
Our programs are sure to help you plunge in the exciting world of chess for long hours and to positively charge you emotionally

Here are some key features of "1000 Chess Problems & Endgame Studies":

· 1000 chess problems and 1000 studies engineered by great grand masters of every time and nation.
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· Most problems are resolved in two, three or four moves. However, the collection also includes intricate problems resolvable in a more number of moves.
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· Opportunity to classify problems and studies by the number of moves and chess pieces, and by the authors family name.
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· Resolved composition can be picked out by a certain color in the list of problems and studies.
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· Checks available to a selected piece can be picked out by a colored frame.
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· Moves made by the player are enlisted.
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· Incorrectly made moves can be cancelled indefinitely.
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· Problem is automatically stored and can be played again when the game is restarted.
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· Wide possibilities to set up the chessboard color; a choice of seven comfortable ready-made color patterns is made available.
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· Opportunity to check, at any time, the correct solution of any problem or study.
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· Mostly often used functions can be called by a comfortable panel fixed at the bottom of the screen.

Requirements:

· PocketPC 2002/2003

This is an ultra light weight Chess Timer (only 6K). Simple to use and effective.

The move complete button is nice and big so you can use your finger whilst playing those exciting speed chess games!

Requirements:

· Palm III
· Palm OS v2.0

WebGate Chess - single and multi player. Features include all moves checking, rules checking, undo option, etc.

Requirements:

· Java compatible

SYNOPSIS

# automatical computer-vus-computer play script
use Games::Checkers::Constants;
use Games::Checkers::Board;
use Games::Checkers::BoardTree;

my $board = new Games::Checkers::Board;
my $color = White;
my $numMoves = 0;
print $board->dump;

while ($board->canColorMove($color)) {
sleep(2);
# allow 100 moves for each player
die "Automatical drawn" if $numMoves++ == 200;
my $boardTree = new Games::Checkers::BoardTree
($board, $color, 2); # think 2 steps ahead
my $move = $boardTree->chooseBestMove; # or: chooseRandomMove

$board->transform($move);
print $move->dump, "n", $board->dump;
$color = ($color == White)? Black: White;
}

print "n", ($color == White? "Black": "White"), " won.n";
ABSTRACT ^
Games::Checkers is a set of Perl classes implementing the Checkers game play. Several national rule variants are supported. A basic AI heuristics is implemented using the Minimax algorithm. Replay of previously recorded games is supported too.
DESCRIPTION ^
This package is intended to provide complete infrastructure for interactive and automatic playing and manipulating of Checkers games. Some features are not implemented yet.

Dont just Chat. Now you can play checkers while you chat. Really easy to use. Just hit the connect button and a Checker Board pops up with a list of those waiting to play. Fun and friendly.