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Chess

Review: Chess Genius for iPhone

11.15.2009

Review: Chess Genius—$9.99
Released: December 6th, 2008
Developer/Distributor: Lang Software Limited
Genre: Games
Version 2.0 tested on a 16GB iPhone 3GS

Chess Genius is the first chess application for the iPhone that I purchased. I bought it, because I enjoy playing chess and trying to improve my game, and the application is the only one that will let you [...]

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Review: Chess with Friends Premium

11.01.2009

Review: Chess with Friends Premium—$2.99
Chess with Friends Premium Released: October 22, 2009
Developer/Distributor: Newtoy, Inc.
Genre: Games
Chess with Friends Premium version 1.0 tested on a 16GB iPhone 3GS

I reviewed Chess with Friends alongside Words with Friends a while back. I love both apps. Words with Friends, the pay version, just got an update that included push [...]

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Too busy to blog

10.28.2009

Man, oh man, I’m still busy. This past weekend, my little brother got married in Nashville, TN. Very happy for him, but sort of surreal to think of my brother as a married man. It was good hanging with my parents on Sunday and seeing my family. They were all excited to see Kristin in [...]

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Review: Glaurung Chess

10.04.2009

Review: Glaurung Chess—Free
Genre: Games
Released: February 22, 2009
Developer/Distributor: Tord Romstad
Version 1.0.1 tested on a 16GB iPhone 3GS

To get the full features of Glaurung Chess along with a strong chess engine on the iPhone or iPod touch, you’d be spending $9.99 on one of the other strong chess engines, like Chess Genius, Hiarcs, and Shredder Chess. [...]

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Comparative Review: Chess Puzzle Apps for the iPhone and iPod touch

09.28.2009

There is a sub-genre of chess apps available for the iPhone and iPod touch that don’t let you play any actual games of chess, but rather give you a starting move and 2 to 3 moves in which you must force checkmate. These puzzler apps can definitely be fun to ponder over and can help [...]

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