Chess Tiger for Palm - Screenshots

Screenshots:

	Chess board in full screen mode. Black has just played Rook from a8 to c8. It is your turn to move (if the program was thinking you could see a small blinking sign at the bottom of the screen). Many thanks to Bryan Whitby who has generously donnated the beautiful "Challenger" piece set!
	Chess board in large view. In this view the clocks are visible, as well as the most commonly used icons.
	Chess board in normal view. This is the default view. The most important functions are easily accessible by a single tap on the corresponding icon, the clocks are displayed, and the program is able to show the most important parts of its analysis just below the board. The captured pieces (if any) are visible at the top of the screen.
	Chess board in medium view with more info. In this view the chess board is still of good size and the program is able to display more analysis information: thinking time, depth of analysis, total number of positions analyzed and number of positions per second.
	Small board with icons. This view has been designed to maximize the amount of analysis information displayed by the chess engine. Up to 20 plies of analysis depth can be displayed (the next 10 moves for both sides). You can use this view if you let the program analyze a position for a long time. On this example, Chess Tiger has just found a mate in 7 moves starting with Queen takes h7, and you can see all the moves up to the final checkmate!
	Small view with move list. In this view a lot of analysis information is displayed, as well as the move list.
	New game dialog. When you tap on the new game icon , you are presented with this choice. You can choose to play with the white or black pieces. You can also select the "2 players" mode, which allows you to play against a friend (using your handheld as an intelligent chess board) or to replay a game (by entering the moves for both sides). The last option allows you to replay a game while Chess Tiger analyzes continuously, allowing you to detect weak moves and telling you what alternate move was better.
	Players dialog. Chess Tiger allows you to play against it, to play against a friend, or to let you watch it play against itself.
	Level dialog. When you tap on the level icon , you are presented with this screen. Chess Tiger supports numerous playing levels, from easy trainer levels to official tournament time controls.
	Trainer dialog. Chess Tiger offers 8 trainer levels of increasing difficulty. The first levels play really weak and even make gross blunders on purpose. The last 4 levels (from 5 to 8) play much better but will still give you winning opportunities. By using the trainer levels you can find an opponent of your strength and will never get bored. As your own strength improves, select a stronger trainer level that will force you to improve even further.
	Time per move levels. Here you can select the average time per move the program is allowed to think, from instant response to 3 minutes per move.
	"Game in..." levels. Here you can select the total time the program is allowed to use for the whole game. A popular "game in" setting is "blitz": each side has exactly 5 minutes to play the entire game. You also have the crazy "bullet" (1 minute to play the game). You can also select a more quiet and reasonable time control. For example 30 minutes for each side, allowing a game to never last more than one hour.
	Time controls levels. Here you can set real tournament time controls. For example the screen shows that the first 40 moves must be played in 2 hours or less, that the next 40 moves must be played in one hour and that the rest of the game must be played within the following hour.
	Set up position. Chess Tiger allows you to set up any legal chess position. You can use this feature to enter newspapers' chess problems and let Chess Tiger solve them for you! Just drag the pieces from the side to their destination square, tell Chess Tiger whose side is to play and tap on "OK". It's even more convenient than with a real chess board!
	General options: Here you can customize the behaviour of the graphical interface. The "Find" button of your handheld (magnifying glass) can be optionally used to change the "view" (board size). Sound can be activated or not. The program can show the move number at the bottom of the screen instead of "Thinking" or "Your turn". You can also select a specific auto-off time so your handheld does not turn itself off when Chess Tiger is thinking! From this screen you can also access to the chess engine parameters screen, to the colors and styles screen and to the view selection screen.
	Chess engine parameters. Here you can set the behaviour of Chess Tiger, from passive to aggressive or even suicidal playing style. You can also turn the "Turbo mode" on to make the engine even stronger. Allow Chess Tiger to use more memory and it will play better ("hash table" setting, from 12Kb to 12Mb). The "score for a draw" setting allows you to adjust the engine's tendency to play for a draw, or to avoid it at any cost. It is also possible to ask the engine to show all of its analysis, just a part of it or no analysis at all (if you do not want to be influenced).
	Engine styles. Chess Tiger offers 4 different playing styles: Normal style: strong and quiet Gambit style: strong, and will attack more often Gambit aggressive: will attack as often as possible Gambit suicidal: if you can survive the attack you might be able to win!
	Color and style customization. Chess Tiger offers a variety of chess pieces (5 sets), icon styles (3 sets) and colors (thousands). You can very easily customize the program to your taste or just use one of the 17 pre-defined styles. Below you can see several examples:

Just use the colors you like!...

What people say about Chess Tiger:

"It’s easily the best chess program on the Palm OS."
- Handheld Computing

"By far and away the best chess program for Palm..."
- David Dunbar, Chess guide for About.com

"The most powerful and flexible chess program offered
for Palm PDAs is Chess Tiger for the Palm."
- Chris Kantack's LCD Chess Information Site

"I have purchased and installed chess tiger on my Sony Clie UX-50. It is an awesome product."
-- Bob (San Diego, CA, USA)

"Thanks very much. Chess Tiger is a great program :)"
-- Peter (Christchurch, New Zealand)

"I purchased Chess Tiger and love it"
-- Jim (Easton, PA, USA)

"Thanks for a great program, you've done a really good job. Thanks again and keep up with good work!"
-- Marek (London, United Kingdom)

"I love your chess program!!"
-- Tim (Baltimore, MD, USA)

"Hi there, am really enjoying using Chess tiger"
-- Steve (Melbourne, Australia)

"I recently purchased Chess Tiger for my palm tungsten E. Great program :)"
-- Yoram (Forest Hills, NY, USA)

"I downloaded the new version 15.1 for my palm a few weeks ago (I'm a registered user). Congratulations - the new set of pieces is brilliant and I like the whole program a lot"
-- Tobias (Kleinmachnow, Germany)

"About 9 months ago I changed jobs and lifestyle. I sold my Palm and all my Palm software with it, including my license to Chess Tiger. Much time passed, and after a while I realized that I missed having my little pocket chess program with me everywhere I go! So the other week I decided to buy another PDA. The sole reason for making the purchase was so that I could bring Chess Tiger with me everywhere I go! Now I am happy again, as I have a new Tungsten E with the latest version of Chess Tiger on it, and I can bring it with me wherever I go. I can get a quick game in at the coffee shop or on the road. Chess Tiger continues to be the best electronic game of chess out there. Keep up the good work!"
-- Nate (Minneapolis, MN, USA)

"I have handed over my Palm/Chesstiger to my 10-year-old Thomas. He plays day-in-day-out!"
-- Hans (Belp, CH)

"Anyway chesstiger is the best chess program I've seen and I'm glad I ran across it. It's much better than a physical electronic board."
-- Robert (USA)

"I am a lover of chess and I like the ChessTiger very much"
-- Surya (India)

"Have played Chess Tiger and love it"
-- Ray (Cherry Hill, NJ, USA)

"I've bought Chess Tiger and I'm really happy I did."
-- Gilles (Rimouski, Quebec)

"Chesstiger is great!"
-- Glen (Des Plaines, IL, USA)

"Your software is fantastic !"
-- Michel (Saint Malo, France)

"I love the Chesstiger program for my handheld"
-- Harold (Thompson, MB, Canada)

"Thank YOU! It works great... This is truly a great program!"
-- Elmar (Middle Village, NY, USA)

"Your software is really great. I already had bought a chess game for my palm but yours is miles better."
-- John (Barcelona, Spain)

"Chess Tiger is really very good."
-- Jean-Marie (Havelange, Belgium)

"I just downloaded the trial version of chesstiger. I am impressed!"
-- Joel (Manteca, CA, USA)

"I got chess tiger with my Palm Tungsten E, it is fantastic."
-- Juan (Naucalpan, Mexico)

"I am definitely VERY happy with Chess Tiger."
-- Wayne (USA)

"Awesome program. I just bought a Novag Star Sapphire handheld and it was HORRIBLE in the visibility, graphics and ease of use department. Had to return it right away. $230. Got a Palm Vx for free (someone was throwing it away) and put Chess Tiger on it. Palm + Chess Tiger is the ONLY way to go. Love it!!"
-- David (Eden Prairie, MN, USA)

"Hi ingenious people at Chess Tiger. What a great piece of software Chess Tiger is!"
-- Paul (St John's, NF, Canada)

"Your chess engine for Palm Tungsten is great. I had it play chessmaster for fun and it won every time, it is clearly superior."
-- Tim (New York, NY, USA)

"I have been using Chess Tiger on a Palm M130 for about a year now. I really like it a lot and usually find time while working (I'm a teacher) to get in a game or two. I play on it's trainer levels to give me a chance to beat it."
-- Scott (Palm City, FL, USA)

"Hi... Just bought your ChessTiger program for my Palm Tungsten-T3. Excellent!"
-- Andrew (Roslyn, NY, USA)

"Thanks for a great program!"
-- David (Huddersfield, United Kingdom)

"Just bought Chess Tiger and love it!"
-- Christopher (New York, NY, USA)

"Chess Tiger was the reason I chose to buy a Palm OS handheld."
-- Ian (Long Valley, NJ, USA)

"Chess Tiger is exactly what I've been looking for. It is easily worth double what you're charging!"
-- Bob (Haltom City, TX, USA)

"Hi, thanks for the great chess software that has given me many great hours of playing, and has helped me slowly develop my chess game (I'm at trainer level 7 when playing white and 6 when playing black now)."
-- Tien (Arlington Heights, IL, US)

"As a registered user, I love this app, and its wide range of compatibility with all Palms."
-- Sumeet

"You guys are the best!"
-- Frank (Oslo, Norway)

"I recently registered Chess Tiger 15.1 for the Palm OS. An I can tell you, I love it. it plays strong chess and I am thankful for the trainer levels."
-- Wybren (Oosterhesselen, The Netherlands)

"I want to thank you for creating a very nice product."
-- Justin

"Chesstiger is definitely the best chess programm available for PDAs."
-- Axel (Germany)

"I'm impressed with the product and your support."
-- John (Southampton, United Kingdom)

"I have bought ChessTiger for Palm and it's a wonderful program. Congratulations!"
-- Tiago (Aracaju, Brazil)

"Thanks! Your program is one of the best arguments for owning a Palm!"
-- John (Cincinnati, OH, USA)

"On a side note, I've recently purchased a T2 (from my old M500) and the game is just so beautiful now. The developers did a great job making the most of the color."
-- Brian (Atlanta, GA, USA)

"I have bought Chess Tiger (through Handango) and I think it is a terrific software, even better than other softwares that I have tried on my desktop."
-- Filippo (Raleigh, NC, USA)

"I want to thank you all, first for developing such a powerful engine, and nice interface; and second, for beign a truly serious enterprise, at first I wasn't sure you would help me out, but you did! And I'm very glad to be one of your proud customers, keep up the good work and thanx for making my night shifts less painful again!!!"
-- Eduardo (Quito, EC)

"I think Chess Tiger is awesome! It's my favorite chess program and the first game I put on my new Zire 71."
-- Mike (Muncie, IN, USA)