PocketChess for Palm
I created PocketChess v1.0 for Pilot 1000 in 1996. The program size was 27K and featured a simple chess playing opponent. It employed an easy to use pen interface for either dragging or tapping pieces and squares to indicate move. It had 8 levels of play, reverse board, switch sides, setup board. PocketChess was a popular free download for several years and saw ports to other platforms. Eventually I licensed distribution rights to
Handmark, Inc.
PocketChess for Pilot 1000
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| Original PocketChess v1.0 for Pilot 1000 |
| No longer available for download |
PocketChess Deluxe for Palm
PocketChess Deluxe features a wide set of functionality including advanced features such as variations, full PGN support, annotations, comments, a desktop PC based companion, a library of over 3000 games, PGN import / export and 2 way hotsync via PocketChess Companion, and many other features. Here is the full list (taken from the marketing materials):
- Customize your game
- Single and multi-player options including Infrared Play
- Customize difficulty level of computer opponent
- Customize board views and toolbar
- Create your own board design and color scheme or choose from one of the exclusive designs
- Optional clocks and sound effects
- Improve your game
- "How to" instructions and Hints
- Move variation support
- Undo moves
- View pieces taken
- Move backward and forward through all moves
- Solve over 300 chess problems
- Study 3000+ games from the Grand Master
- Expand your Game Library
- Full PGN Support
- Import and export games - Download more famous games here!
- Save and reload the games you've played
- Optional Desktop Companion to organize and walk through games move-by-move on larger screen
- Features for Advance Players
- Resign Game Command
- Add comments, move and position annotation
- Copy move list, board or position to the clipboard
- Beam games or collection of games to other players
- Blindfold Chess
The PocketChess Companion is a desktop PC based application
for importing / exporting / viewing / managing and hotsyncing chess games in PGN fomat.
