2020-05-30

Chess-mind Chess for Iphone and iOS

Application to play chess on mobile devices with a large database, approximately 78,000 games from some 700 tournaments and grandmasters.

It has integration with the screen reviewer of the iOS equipment, VoiceOver, which makes it accessible to a blind person.

Author of Chess-mind (Chess-wise): Marcel Nijman.

Languages : The website and the program are in English and Dutch.

License : It is a free application.

Requirements:

It is available for computers with iOS operating systems (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch).
You need to have an email account .
You need to have an Apple ID if downloading for an iOS device.
You need to operate a touch screen .
You need to have speakers .

It can be used being blind or having a little functional visual rest with the help of a screen reviewer.
Can be used with functional visual rest or screen magnifier.
Lets you customize the appearance of the user interface.
You need to know how to navigate the basic elements of the operating system and the application controls.

The games can be for 1 or 2 players, with or without a clock.
It is possible to interchange colors or rotate board.
It has a link to the Free Internet Chess Server [FICS] allowing you to play in real time against other people.
Contains a separate screen for analyzing positions. You can view a secondary variant and return to the main variant by clicking on the corresponding move in the playlist.
You can request a position evaluation from the program, or search for the ECO code of a position.
When there are less than 7 pieces left on the board, the exact evaluation is shown below it.
Once a game has been played, it can be played again, its transcript can be sent by email or copied to the clipboard.
It has search by player and / or pro ECO code in a database with 3.5 million games.
It has a collection of 300 exercises and keeps track of those that have been solved.