4.3
2020-11-26
- Dark Mode support
- Support for all new iPhone and iPad screen resolutions (+ MacOS Apple Silicon ready)
- iOS 14 compatibility improvements
- Bug fixes
- iOS 12+ required for this update
4.2
2019-07-13
- Added a new Color Scheme option: Light Green and Yellow!
- Improvements to iOS 12 compatibility
4.1
2019-05-01
- iOS 12 Compatibility updates
- A couple of small bug fixes
4.0.1
2017-11-13
- Support for the iPhone X including Super Retina HD graphics
- Significantly improved compatibility with iOS 11
- Speed improvements
- interface improvements
- many bug fixes
- new icon / name
4.0
2017-11-11
- Support for the iPhone X including Super Retina HD graphics
- Significantly improved compatibility with iOS 11
- Speed improvements
- many bug fixes
- new icon / name
3.2.1
2016-04-15
- Fixed bug in which the app would crash or possibly not send the correct .pgn file in an email when exporting a puzzle.
- Fixed crash when re-running the hint solver multiple times
- Updated a few alternate puzzle solutions given in the hints
- other minor fixes and iOS compatibilities issues
3.2
2014-11-18
- Larger buttons on the game board + menu
- Fixed issues that could cause the app to crash when the next/previous puzzle button is pushed (especially when the hide solved puzzle option is enabled)
- other bug fixes and puzzle corrections
3.1.1
2014-10-13
Version 3.1.1
- Fixed: crashes on iPad 2 when promoting a pawn (due to an iOS 8 bug)
New in version 3.1
- iOS 8 support
- Retina HD graphics!
- Optimized for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Improved iPad retina graphics
3.1
2014-10-01
- iOS 8 support
- Retina HD graphics!
- Optimized for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Improved iPad retina graphics
- a couple of small bug fixes
3.0
2014-01-23
- iOS 7 Redesign!
- Improved Facebook sharing (with board screenshots) [iOS 7+]
- Added screenshot of chess board to .pgn e-mail [ iOS 7+]
- minor bug fixes
2.7
2013-05-03
- Added the option to export a puzzle as a PGN file! You can e-mail the file or directly open it in another app.
- Added rotation for upside-down portrait
- Fixed a bug that caused puzzles to get skipped when the hide solved puzzles option was selected.
- Other small updates and improvements.
2.6
2012-10-13
- iOS 6 Compatibility
- Optimized for iPhone 5 (taller screen)
2.5
2012-07-06
- Retina graphics update for the iPad! (including: chess piece sets - Alpha, Berlin, Cheq, Leipzig, and XBoard, as well as the marble and wood board themes).
2.4
2012-03-30
- Updated graphics for the new iPad's Retina display
- iOS 5.1 compatibility
2.3
2012-01-21
- Added a "+" button at the bottom of the game board with options to go to the next or previous puzzle as well as help options
- Added an option to go to the next puzzle after a checkmate
- Fixed a couple of bugs and iOS 5 compatibility issues
2.2
2011-05-13
- Added an option to show the chessboard coordinates
- Toned down the piece movement animations a little
- Added option to reset the solution for a particular puzzle (in the info button dialog)
- performance improvements
- bug fixes including leaderboards not updating correctly
Tip: You can swipe left and right on the move list instead of hitting the back and forward buttons!
2.1.3
2011-04-07
- Bug Fix: empty board bug- puzzles would load with no pieces and would require application to be closed completely.
- Other small bug fixes
2.1.2
2011-01-25
- Bug Fixed: Sometimes a loading indicator (white spinning dots) would not stop correctly when a puzzle was loaded. This caused all the puzzles to not load until the app was completely restarted.
2.1
2011-01-06
- Added option to show a hint/solutions button for each puzzle. When this option is turned on a button is shown at the bottom of each puzzle that can be used to give a hint (the first correct move) or the full solution for that puzzle.
- Couple of small bug fixes.
2.0
2010-12-19
New in Version 2.0
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- Completely revamped chess engine that is much stronger
- Timing clock is displayed while you are working on each puzzle. How long you take to solve a puzzle is stored.
- New options: more chess piece sets and more colors schemes including wood and marble. (Improved the options menu as well)
- Social Gaming: Leaderboards to compare the number of puzzles you have solved with your friends and other players. Facebook integration - including the ability to post your progress and ask your friends for help on a puzzle.
- Universal app - works on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad - high resolution graphics all around (where supported).
- Many bug fixes and stability enhancements
1.1.0
2010-06-21
Updated for iOS 4
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- multi-tasking enabled for iPhone 3GS+
- high resolution images for iPhone 4
- new modern chess piece set and updated xboard pieces
- small bug fixes
1.0.2
2010-05-26
- More improvements in handling how the computer chooses its moves. This may cause the computer to think longer in certain situations (especially for mate in 3 or more puzzles); but will result in better game play.
1.0.1
2010-05-17
- Increased the maximum amount of time the app can use to compute a move; this corrects the issue where the app would make non-optimal moves on older devices.