ChessDB
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Owen Lin | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
ChessDB comes with:
Ability to download your databases to your iPhone or iPod.
Tactical puzzles and model games in the Short Brilliancies and Blue Knights databases
Games from Anand, Capablanca, Kasparov, Morphy, Staunton, and other notable masters.
Openings databases, including ones for the Caro-Kann, Ruy Lopez, and Sicillian.
Complete games from classic tournaments and world championships, from the US Chess Congress in 1857 to the Linares Tournament in 2009.
With ChessDB, you no longer need to carry your laptop to be able to view hundreds of thousands of games or practice your favorite tactics.
Thank you to Richard Shorman for compiling the Blue Knights database, a collection of 43 model games for improving one's chess.
For buyers who have more questions about how to download databases, convert databases, etc., click on the "ChessDB Support" link.
Reviews
User Interface is Excellent
jeffEconomist
The user interface takes unique advantage of the touch screen of the iPhone/iPod Touch. With this program, I find it easier to make moves and follow a classic game than I do on my laptop. Quite an achievement!
I like it!
Chessbook
I bought all the other chess database. This is the best so far but not perfect. The board color is somewhat busy. Can we please have option for plain color? Can you please provide manual on how to load games from your pc?
Petty good
IdeologicalSlave
Large database, including many very significant games. Excellent for playing through classics some key classic games. Haven't tried to load my own games, so I can't yet speak to that. Only problem is that I could not open the Kasprov database.
A must have for chess players
Xammy Boy
An amazing app for enthusiasts for entertainment and to take your game to the next level. Really well conceived software.
Work in progress. Some problems with entering games.
Slivovitz
Simple clean interface, and the provided databases aren't bad. I've verified that I can download a pgn database from another site, although I ran into problems doing with my own databases from my Google and Angelfire sites. That must just be a matter of getting my sites set up right, though. I ran into a problem when I created an empty database and tried to enter one of my own games. It went okay up to a point, and then wouldn't accept the move input for the next move. Tried it over and over, thinking maybe I wasn't touching the board quite right but no, it just wouldn't work. The moves were 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.exf6, only it wouldn't accept 12. exf6. It would accept some other moves, so looks like a bug somewhere.
Worth every penny
DayMusicDied
I've been waiting for something like this. I also really enjoy the annotated games. Great job! Very instructional
Great app
iphone jockey
Thanks for adding FEN support. This app is easy to use and very helpful. I can use pgns with puzzles. Lessons included are also very helpful. I have one suggestion - if possible save the current file, game and move on exit. Load that position when app is started again. Also show game number when listing games in the pgn so it can be searched quickly.
Must have; great bargain
Chess Ace
I was impressed with the detailed instructions before buying and very pleased with the Support after. The idea that I can have all my games (+ many more), with a diagram at every move, contained in something smaller than any of my books is amazing but true. Now it's impossible for me to be trapped in a boring place with nothing to do.
Buggy
Goobin
While I generally like and appreciate its value and all that it has to offer, it has some bugs and crashes frequently.
