About this app

Play Real-Time Chess games multiplayer or single player. This Chess app includes statistics, ELO ratings, game clocks, Leaderboards, Achievements, volume controls and more...

No pop-up ads... No hidden fees... 100% FREE!

Multiplayer Chess games in Real-Time
- Play a game of Chess with friends or other users
- Option to search for opponents based on their ELO rating

Single player Chess games with 10 levels of difficulty
- Play a game of Chess against a custom built chess engine
- Choose from 10 levels of increasing difficulty

Statistics
- Wins, losses, draws and ELO ratings
- Statistics for 1 player and multiplayer games
- Statistics for white and black games
- Statistics for rated and unrated games
* * Unrated games do NOT affect your ELO rating **

ELO ratings
- New ELO rating calculated after each rated game
- Try to top our "ELO Rating" Leaderboard

7 different Leaderboards
- ELO Rating
- Rated games won and played
- Unrated games won and played
- Multiplayer games won and played
- Top the Leaderboards in your circle of friends or worldwide

Over 70 Achievements
- ELO Rating
- Games won
- Games played
- Types of games won (rated, unrated, single player, multiplayer)
- Types of games played (rated, unrated, single player, multiplayer)

Real-time game clock
- 1, 2, 5 and 10 minute player game clock options
- 1, 2, 5 and 10 second increments
- Auto-match feature uses a 5 minute clock

Volume Controls
- Turn game sounds on or off
- Raise or lower volume
** default setting: ON **

Progress bar instead of "thinking" icon
- The progress bar is more informative than the "thinking" icon
- No endlessly spinning icon
* * only shown on higher levels **

CPU highlights "thinking" move
- Thinking move is highlighted by CPU
- See CPU moves you may have missed
- Helps anticipate next move during CPU think time

Single player games are saved automatically
- Any unfinished single player game is saved when exiting the game
- The previously saved game is restored upon re-entry to game

Undo moves (single player only)
- An undo button is provided in the Action Bar at the top of the screen
- Clicking the undo button undoes your previous move

Option to turn of move animations
- An option to turn off move animations is available in "Settings"
- This option helps save clock time during multiplayer moves
** default setting: ON **

Option to confirm moves
- An option to confirm your move choice is available in "Settings"
- This option helps prevent accidental moves
** default setting: OFF **

Option to highlight possible moves
- When a piece is selected, this option will highlight its possible moves
- This option can be turned on or off in "Settings"
** default setting: ON **

Option to have a "Check" message displayed
- Displays a pop-up "Check" message
- Useful when sounds are disabled
** default setting: ON **

Option to request a Draw from your opponent
- This option allows users to request a draw from their opponent
- Users may request a Draw after each player has moved 5 times
- Only one request PER turn may be made

Option to concede a game
- This option allows users to concede a game
- Available in single and multiplayer games

Leaderboards are updated regularly.

*** Get rated today! ***

If you have any suggestions, requests or problems, contact me:
via e-mail: buenosnewchess@yahoo.com
via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuenosNewChess
via twitter: https://twitter.com/BuenosNewChess

I will address any problems A.S.A.P. and I will do my best to accommodate any suggestions or requests you may have.

New features

** SPANISH TRANSLATIONS **

Spanish translations are now available
~ Users will now have text displayed in Spanish when appropriate.

** MULTIPLAYER CHANGES **

Easier Matching
~ Users can now select multiple game options allowing for a wider ranging of matching possibilities ~
~ Game clocks now include 1, 2, 5, or 10 second increments for 1, 2, 5, and 10 minute games, respectively. ~
~ Automatch is now a 5 minute unrated game with no time increments and colors are chosen at random ~

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.