Pulsar Chess Engine
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Michael Adams | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Pulsar features multiple levels of play from beginner to advanced and includes the rules of all its games. The game button - new game menu item, lets the user control the variant and difficulty. In the new game view if play against Pulsar is set to off the board can be used for a two person game against some one physically present as a way to enforce legality, clocks, and results in an over the board variant game. This is the same Pulsar Chess program that i've developed for computers.
Reviews
No Frills, Great Features!
World's Foremost Expert
Deceptively primitive at first glance, this is a really solid chess app, with loads of useful features, and a very straightforward interface. I got it specifically for the Chess 960 variant, but it quickly became my favorite out of several, and I'm still exploring and learning. Kudos to the developers for adding value to the internet!
Doesn't show level properly
Castle1925
Couldn't get it to display above a 1200 level, even when increasing processor time.
Good game and engine
BubblesRFL
I am enjoying playing this app after the recent update. The features are simple and easy to use and everything I want from a computer sparring partner. On issue I found is with the PGN, especially after queen promotions. In one file after 48…b2b1=Q, every subsequent move was listed as a pawn move even if a piece moved, and every black move had =Q, for example 49…f7f6=Q. Also, I try not to use undo/revert move feature, but it would good to have those moves recorded in braces.
Excellent for Chess960 and other variants!
Zandaxar
A nice surprise was when you win at a higher difficulty level it unlocks example professional player classical games.
Fun
BjornLouser
Crazyhouse is good fun so it’s easy to look past the rough interface. Give it a try!
Just don't get fooled
Some Book Guy
This is only an app to play against. You cannot challenge another player, like for example "chess with friends". Who wants to play a computer all the time? On the up side FINALLY there is an app for suicide chess and atomic chess!
Wonderful Variety
Taniss99
Fun chess app that features a variety of variants. Wonderful considering no other chess app on the App Store has any chess variants
Garbage
WMG_1234
This is probably the most garbage chess app on the market. It crashed and crashed. When it didn't crash the engine would not have moved. I want to ask the author why did you bother to waste your and my time on this rubbish?
