2.78
2021-12-07
Fix for tab bar coloring in dark mode
Added 1-minute choice to Seek a Game Option on Board
Fix to Connect view to make sure it can always load the saved name and pass
Fixed it so so an error message shows in consoles and board when sending data to ICC and disconnected
2.77
2021-12-03
Fix for long press menu in consoles that broke in 2.76
2.76
2021-12-01
fixed font being to large in typing area
2.75
2021-11-13
For members and trials: 50 chess videos to watch in-app
Settings now organized into sections
Seek a game form now has all controls fit in one page with no scrolling on phone
Options in settings to move more chat types to game console
Option to not timestamp chat
iPad now supports split screen
Safe chat implemented with options to block and report and clear chat
2.70
2020-06-13
Challenge Popups with Accept or Decline. This can be turned off on Settings tab
Join Tournaments option on Board tab
2.66
2020-05-23
App will no longer disconnect immediately on a screen lock but give a half minute to minute before closing socket
Four tournament channels added to channels list on channels tab
2.65
2020-05-21
Engine analysis available when observing or examining not just in openings study view
2.60
2020-05-16
Supports Dark mode and now a Black Board option in settings
Support for all iPhone sizes and no longer letterboxed on tallest iPhones
Can make font bigger now in settings than before
Internal Chess engine which has levels now offers Chess960
Improved guest experience only showing guests options they can use
2.57
2020-01-24
German Translation
In variants Loser's Chess and Giveaway lantern will ignore auto queen if on and provide a promotion dialog
2.56
2019-11-20
localized now in Spanish and French
2.55
2019-11-14
Made default connection on connection tab chessclub.com port 5000 and the alternate for those who 5000 port is blocked, main.chessclub.com port 443. Not all users were able to connect on main.chessclub.com, or the old alt1.chessclub.com which resolves to same IP as the main.chessclub.com, which should be resolved in the future.
2.54
2019-11-12
increased timeout on connect from five seconds to sixty to allow a connection if there is delay connecting.
2.53
2019-11-04
fixes for things that got broken with iOS 13 such as save name and pass, the channels tab, and move view up when keyboard appears
now when connecting to main.chessclub.com we use port 443 which chessclub recommends
2.52
2019-10-27
Support for main.chessclub.com the new connection standard at ICC vs the old chessclub.com
2.51
2019-08-10
Fixed bug introduced in 2.50 where scroll back arrows for observed games were appearing in played games when it was blacks turn to move
Scroll back arrows now on for sposition games. sposition is a way to view moves of game without examining
2.50
2019-08-06
Updated to have scroll back in observed games not just examined games
2.40
2019-07-10
The ability to observe multiple games at once
First Italian translation
2.32
2019-03-22
Fixed bug in the play the computer mode and the openings study mode were if one rook moved twice on second move it turned off the right of king to castle with the other rook.
2.31
2019-03-18
Added a computers and training area to options menu on ICC board.
The opening study and play the computer options on board tab's options menu now accessible to the blind and visually impaired using Voice Over
2.30
2019-03-12
Board and Consoles are now accessible for the blind and vision impaired using voice over. With voice over on if the user taps on a square like e2 it will say something like "e2 white pawn" or "e2 empty" double tap to select. It's recommended drag move be disabled if on. Moves are announced if voice over is on as they come in.
2.25
2019-02-28
Support for third party keyboards in two consoles, main and channels
On channels tab if the user adds a custom channel it adds it to channels list for next time but not saved between app lauches
2.24
2019-02-04
New channels tab for easy selection of channels to enter. An option to restore tab three to the previous split chat tab is available in settings
Wood Grain 2 option for board background added
Bug on removing a channel causing it to think you logged in again fixed
2.23
2019-01-21
In play the computer option now the onboard engine can better detect draw by repetition to avoid that, handle in atomic variant en passant captures
Slight delay added in untimed games in play the computer option on computer's move
Fix in play the computer option for some latency in moving the pieces on some devices when sound is on
2.22
2018-09-06
Openings View accessible on Board Tab's Options menu has a bigger opening book, move now for the crafty engine, and an option to save the current board to PGN which can be exported
The play the computer view now remembers the last game type played such as difficulty level and on launching the app when the user moves without setting up a new game it will be that personality