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Chess Mini app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 2208 ratings )
Games Board Strategy
Developer: Ted Wong
Free
Current version: 12.11.1, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 11 Aug 2013
App size: 38.66 Mb

Chess Mini is a simple but interesting chess playing app. It uses the worlds smallest chess engine - Micro-Max, coded in less than 2000 characters and 133 lines of source code. The entire source code can be printed on a single A4 paper and has less words than a high-school assignment.

Despite its smallest size, Chess Mini has a solid understanding of chess and a very broad opening repertoire. It loves to play irregular openings and you will always be surprised in the first few moves of the game. It is also able to play chess variants such as Fischer-Random and Upside-Down.

The engine has a rating of Elo 2000 on the Computer Chess Rating Lists and is stronger than 70% of the human chess players.

Are you one of the 30%? Can you beat the smallest engine? Download and challenge yourself against the smallest.

Latest reviews of Chess Mini app for iPhone and iPad

Impressive but...
Has anyone else noticed that the board is sideways? Im no grand master but isnt the H1 square supposed to be white? Otherwise, this is a very impressive chess app considering its very tiny size.
Great
Its not a very strong app but its fun.
Thanks
Thanks for this interesting idea.
Good
Highly Recommended!
5 stars. Period.
I use this app for work and play (Im a chess coach) and its excellent. Well done.
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