ChessGenius, award winning chess program now updated for WM 6.5, 6.1, 6.0, 5.0 and QVGA screens. Packed with features for beginners and experts: 30 playing levels including easy and blitz - Chess clocks - Move record - Display of thinking - Save/load game. Superb playing strength. The authors chess programs have won ten world championships.

Features include:

• Powerful, compact and fast. Download is only 280 KB.
• The board display shows chess clocks, move record and 'thinking' information.
  
• Hint. ChessGenius can suggest a move for you.
  
• Tutor Option. ChessGenius will warn if a blunder or weak move is played and give the option of takeback.
  
• Set up position.
  
• Thirty playing levels. 10 'easy', 10 'blitz' and 10 time per move.
  
• Understands the rules of chess including: draw by repetition, 50 move rule, en passant, castling, under-promotion etc.
  
• Take back moves and step forward. Easy take back and step forward with the numerical 1 and 3 keys.
• ChessGenius can play against itself or allow two player games.
  
• Analyze game. Like two player but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking.
  
• Save and Load games. Games are saved in PGN compatible format. Multiple games per file. Can import and export to PC programs.
  
• Big chessboard option. Choose between two chessboard sizes.
  
• Free updates for registered users.
  

New features of version 1.5:

Full support for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 5.0 devices with a landscape QVGA screen such as the Motorola Q and BlackJack

New features of version 1.4:

Fully compatible with all Smartphone devices including Windows Mobile 5.0, 2003SE, 2003 and 2002

Full support for the QVGA screens of recent devices.

Display of opening classification and name. For example, "B12 Caro-Kann defence"

Next best move option.

Improved graphics with new color piece set.

Improved database functionality.

New features of version 1.3:

Stronger play. The Chess engine has been optimized for the Intel XScale processor using tools provided by Intel and now runs between 25% and 40% faster.

Show legal moves option. After selecting a piece ChessGenius shows where the piece can move to.

Smart move entry option to reduce the number of key presses to enter moves.

New features of version 1.2:

ChessGenius is certified as "Designed for Microsoft Windows for SmartPhone 2002".