Chess Coach for SocialChess
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | $0.99 | Gano Technologies LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This is simply the best app for helping you win your "SocialChess" matches!
Includes Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to make importing your games fast and easy. All that is needed is a screenshot (press the power button and the home button at the same time to take a screenshot). No need to manually edit the location of all the pieces on the board!
This app can be used in a variety of ways including automatically finding the best possible move to make, helping to catch a blunder, or interactively exploring different move options.
Using this app can also help improve your chess skills because you can easily experiment with different moves and have the computer automatically respond for your opponent! Or you can move for your opponent if you would prefer – through the many options and controls available.
Feature Highlights in Chess Coach for SocialChess:
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- OCR – iPhone/iPod touch / iPad (including both Retina and non-retina displays). Auto detection for which color you are playing
- Express button to automatically load the last image; makes importing games super fast!
- Easily edit the board including adding an en passant square
- The app can calculate the best move for you or your opponent at any time
- E-mail a game in FEN notation for analysis elsewhere
- In app help bubbles to help you learn to use the app
- Customizable board colors (8 options) and chess pieces (6 options)
- A strong chess engine! (Elo greater than 2400)
Note 1: The OCR only works for the standard (non-3D) chess pieces and on all of the boards except the dark gray.
Note 2: For iPad users this app only supports landscape screenshots of social chess games only.
Note 3: no support for 12.9" iPad Pro screenshots yet (if you have some send them to us: [email protected])
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Disclaimer: We are not in any way affiliated with Woodchop Software LLC or their application SocialChess. SocialChess is a trademark of Woodchop Software LLC.
Reviews
Chess Game
WoodieCLP
What a stupid app!! Downloaded this and STILL can not figure out what to do here ! Take a SCREEN SHOT of a chess board FIRST ! Weird app !
Excellent!! Works as advertised!!!
slucero77
I used this app to kick my friends butt after he beat me several times in a row.
Needs an update.
Uncle.Lou
Since the latest chess with friends update this app does not accurately import the board and is useless.
Doesn't work
Nick name
The screen shot will never match up. Should have gotten Chess Cheats instead.
Chess Coach .99 ripoff
DP52
It says it works for iPhone 5 and iPad, but -- and this may surprise you from my title -- IT DOESN'T WORK. So I lost .99 plus .06 for tax. Not gonna break the bank, but really? Take the 106 cents and invest it in fixing this app.
Poor engine
amateurthinktank
It's an interesting concept that does its goal without difficulty. However, depending on how you intend to use it, the engine for playing the position for you makes questionable subsequent moves. It's almost laughable that it said, "Always ensure assistance is acceptable." I doubt I'll use this.
