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A-Chess v.1.3.4

This chess game features:

·  1 player against the phone

·  2 player on the same phone

·  difficulty levels rookie, advanced and expert in 1 player mode

·  highly efficient artificial intelligence with progress bar in 1 player mode

·  saving the game anywhere and anytime (manually or automatically)

·  Automatic tracking of the turn history

·  Championship-like chess clock stopping time for each player

Compatible with many phones;

Maybe a little slow response time of the engine

$5-10

Amazon Queen Chess

Amazon Queen Chess is a chess variant where the queen has been made even more powerful. In addition to moving queens like normal chess queens, the queens may check, mate, move, and capture like knights. The Amazon Queen is the most powerful piece in our board games, and it provides definite surprises by its control of the board. http://www.jippii.fi

Many phones supported;

No idea how to get the files though

$5

Arberg Chess v.1.0

- Supports two languages (English and Danish).
- Very small (uses only 30 kb).
- Saves last game.
- Undo last move.
- Two player possibility.
- 5 levels.

Animated piece movement
- Let computer make your move.
- Computer agains computer.

Nokia 60 series

Free !

Belzebub

No information

http://sq2foa.republika.pl/nokia/komorka.html

Nokia only

Free !

BrewChess

The Chess application is designed to allow a user of a wireless BREW enabled phone to play chess with others that either use a BREW phone or play on an Internet Chess site.

  Ability to place ads for a game so that other phone users see them even when the player is not connected to the server;

  Direct invitation of another player to play a game;

  Option to save a game and restore it at a more convenient time;

  If a user drops a connection the game is not lost and is restored upon reconnect;

  Chat functionality - you can exchange message with your opponent while playing;

  Notifications over SMS when somebody invites you to play.
  The application also allows the user to play chess with players that are connected to one of the supported Internet chess sites. These players used to connect to those sites through an Internet browser or special Windows software, and now using the Chess application on a BREW phone now you can play with them when you're not at your desk!

  Connect to five most popular Internet Chess servers;

  Place your own ads (seeks) or accept those placed by others;

  If a user drops a connection the game is not lost and is restored upon reconnect;

  Timer support for blitz games;

  Chat functionality interfacing with Internet Chess server chat. The Chess application also includes a local board that enables two people to play chess without connecting to the server.

www.freechess.org (default) - shown in the list as "FICS"
www.chessclub.com - shown in the list as "CHESSCLUB"
server.uschesslive.com - shown in the list as "USCL"
chess.unix-ag.uni-kl.de - shown in the list as "GICS"
zics.org - shown in the list as "ZICS"
queen.chessclub.com - shown in the list as "QUEEN.CHESSCLUB"

You can watch your game history in winboard/xboard.

This version currently supports Kyocera 3035 phone with other versions coming shortly.

??

BS Chess

(Bell Stream Chess/Symbian)

BS Chess (J2ME) - Portable Chess game supporting multiple mobile terminals

Unknown;

No link to download or purchase

??

Chaturanga

Chaturanga is the earliest chess precursor, created in the Punjab around 550. Knowing Chaturanga is a must for all chess players and also to other people with an interest in anthropology and history. http://www.jippii.fi

Many phones supported; No idea how to get the files though

$5

Chess Conquest

You are the King and you have to protect and expand your kingdom; otherwise, you will be thrown off your throne by angry enemies. To be the King of Kings, you have to capture all other kingdoms, complete missions, and solve all problems that you may encounter during the quests.

The wild mix of several genres, competitive AI with 4 levels of difficulty, 4 races, RPG elements, hidden levels, battle animations*, and exceptional graphics - this is the Chess Conquest - a new game from GA.
* Battle animations are available only for cellular phones with 100 Kb of RAM per MIDlet.

Supported phones: every phone with screen resolution 128*128 pixel and up

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Chess Genius v1.2

Nokia, Siemens SX1 and windows powered smartphones

$20

Chess v.1.00f

Chess offers quality gameplay, stunning colour graphics and a whole range of options. Cascata's award-winning Chess application is renowned for providing players of all levels with superb quality gameplay. With 3 dificulty levels in single player mode and nice looking graphics this is probably one of the best chess game available for nokia handsets. This games works in Nokia series 40 and series 60 devices . After instalation go in folder and launch the game . Splash appear and main menu. Use joystick to move across options in series 60 handset or directional keys for series 40 phones (press 5 for OK) To start play choose for single player mode (against the phone) and 2 players to play against a friend . For single player 3 difficulties levels are available . To play chess you must follow chess rules. To move cursor around the board use directional keys or 2-UP, 8-DOWN, 4-LEFT, 6-RIGHT and 5-OK. To select a piece move cursor on the same field and press OK. Then move the cursor where you want to put this piece and press again OK. Only valid moves are made. If a wrong move is made selected is deselected . Before each move in the bottom of screen a message is show for a couple of seconds in series 40 and all the time in series 60. You can pause the game by pressing left softkey. And if you made a mistake there is an undo option when u press right softkey.

Nokia only, runs on SymbianOS

$3-$15

ChessBuddy v.2.0

ChessBuddy is the world's first application that enables you to play chess against your phone. Because of the extremely efficient ChessBuddy Artificial Intelligence engine (SeeBay™ engine), ChessBuddy has fast response times in most game play situations, while keeping the game challenging. You can save up to 5 games, so if you're ever short of time, you can finish your games later. ChessBuddy has 4 levels of strength: easy, medium, hard and pro. But, it's not just the inside that's polished: have a look at the screenshots to see the beauty of the game. No doubt it will take everything possible out of your phone! From animated moves, to fast gameplay.

• Unique ChessBuddy SeeBay Artificial Intelligence engine. SeeBay is extremely efficient, and was especially developed from the ground up for relatively low memory, low speed Java enabled devices such as the Motorola i95cl and T720. It's probably the only well playing chess engine in existence today capable of running on Java enabled handsets.
• 4 levels of difficulty
• Chess clocks
• Game saving
• Smoothly animated moves
• No network connection necessary: the SeeBay? AI is built right into the program itself. Therefore you don't need a network connection in order to play chess on the phone.
• Player switches on the side of the board, indicating who is the next player to move: the computer's switch will blink when it's thinking.
• On-screen instructions

"The challenge was to build a very small chess engine that was efficient enough to run effectively on relatively slow mobile devices," he said. To meet those constraints, ChessBuddy's artificial intelligence brain was built from scratch and has fast response times in most game-play situations. The game's other assets, said van Suchtelen, are eye-grabbing color graphics and a user interface simple enough that even technophobes can enjoy it. The moves are animated, and switches on the side of the board indicate who has the next move. Chess clocks keep the game moving.

For most phones available; pretty expensive

$10

ChessClock v2.0i

Now you can use your mobile phone as a chess clock to play rapid chess with your friends! ChessClock provides you with everything you need: * digital precision for flag fall * big, well visible counters * easy time settings (5, 15, and 30 minutes) * free time settings, including extra time per move, time add-on after time control and different time for left and right player * move counter * english (default), german and french language support Note: This little application does not include a chess board, it's just the clock!

Broad compatibility

$0.99

ChessEverywhere v2.1

Mostly Nokia & Samsung;

5-day evaluation version available

$5

ChessGoClock

(Chess Clock v1.0)

A flexible chess/go clock with fischer, bronstein extra time and canadian, japanese byo-yomi timing. A simple chess and go clock, if you like Chess or Go and your opponent thinks too long you should try this midlet ;-) Written in pure J2ME, so is should work with every mobile phone.

My recommendation!

All phones, nice tool; the players have either to press 1 or 3 on the phone

Free !

Chessmaster

Chessmaster is a faithful adaptation of the PC game, more than 5 million of which have been sold. You’ll be knocked out by the scope of its game engine’s AI and the quality of its moves. The Master is a first-rate opponent who adapts to your own level, simulating to perfection the reactions of a genuine player. He respects the official rules, enabling you to improve your technique and enjoy countless hours of fun. On request, he can turn into an assistant, advising you on the next move to play. In Classic Games mode, you can replay the greatest games in the history of chess. Plus there's Quiz Mode, to test your ability to solve chess problems!
Using the official ELO ranking system, Chessmasterâ allows you to confront virtual opponents with between 800 and 1800 ELO points, providing 11 different levels of difficulty to suit all players, from beginners to the most highly skilled.

Many Phones

$3

Chesster v2.0

Play chess on the Motorola T720 anytime, anywhere with Chesster. The AI of Chesster has been especially designed for mobile phones and is able to play a very strong and fast game of chess. Five levels of difficulty ranging from beginner to advanced provide a strong opponent for players of all level.
Up to 10 games can be saved in order to be played on a later time. Pieces can also be set up in any position with the setup option which makes it possible to play chess probblems for example.

• Five difficulty levels.
• Strong AI.
• Opening library of more than 1500 chess positions.
• Save up to 10 games.
• Board setup
  
  
• Normal and colored piece sets.

• Different board layouts.

• Undo moves.
• Time display.
• Animated moves.
• One or two player mode.

Motorola specific. ?

Unknown f it works on other phones.

$5.99

ChessterS v.1.0

Chesster S allows two users to play chess on a single phone. Features include full screen chess board, all rules checking and undo/redo. No chess engine !

Free

ChessUno v.2.5

ChessUno(tm) is chess for one! Challenge your Nokia Series 40 to a rousing game of chess against Brainiac, the computer master in your phone. ChessUno offers five levels of play plus a custom level that lets you set the chess engine parameters.

ChessUno Features include:

Nokia only

$2

Church

Church is another setup modification for modern chess. The Church is a pawn-bishop-king setup. All the other officers have been replaced with bishops in Church. This game is somewhat simpler than chess, but still more complex than checkers, and provide interesting intellectual challenge for months. http://www.jippii.fi

Many phones supported; No idea how to get the files though

$5

Corner Rooks’ Skirmish

Corner Rooks' Skirmish is a chess variant with a modified setup. It is a clear favorite among chess players wanting to improve their tactical play. All the pieces except the rooks are moved one square close to the opponent. The game is very tactical after a few moves and leaves no room for relaxed positional strategy-building play. http://www.jippii.fi

Many phones supported; No idea how to get the files though

$5

Cotopia Chess

The classic game of chess has come to your mobile phone the way it was meant to be played - against real live opponents. Cotopia Chess features multiplayer mode that allows you to connect to a game server and find an opponent. You can match your skills against players from all over the world. In the singleplayer mode you can play against our very smart server based Artificial Inteligence. Regardless wheather you choose to play against a friend or the AI you can always review all the moves made once the game is over. www.cotopia.com

Download only via WAP;

Most Nokia,
Sony Ericsson - P800
Siemens - C55, S55, M55, SL55

Free ?

DeepPocket Chess v.2.2.3