Chess on the Blackberry?!?
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I'd be intersted in this too if anyone knows - I'm stuck with using PC chess software and stand alone chess computers
I have a Blackberry pearl and dont really enjoy the chess engine on it but you can give it a try maybe youll like it
I'm not sure what service you use Erik, but you could always get a Palm Treo.
They run on the Palm OS, so you can install HIARCS on it (not sure how well it performs).
Probably your best bet is to get a small digital chess game. Check on eBay for "Excalibur Chess Game" and it should run you less than $20. I got one and like it.
Like to try Fritz Mobile?
http://www.fritzmobile.com/
PC
There is also a shredder moble. It says you have access to play vs shreddar 10 (PC) online too. You also have access to endgame database, opening books, etc etc...
http://www.shredderchess.com/chess-info/features/shredder-mobile-features.html
sounds interesting i am gonna see
Mar 14, 2008
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Mar 14, 2008
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xgamer... dude, you ROCK!
And it only costs $7.90 (for the BB 8820). That's NOTHING... about two gallons of diesel.
Mar 14, 2008
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i bought this today and installed it. GENIUS! i played a game on FICS. it was beautiful. i cried. really. it was amazing!
Mar 15, 2008
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I use ChessGenius on my O2 atom. It is very strong, has an extensive book and also has an analysis option. It was also available for palm so they might have a Blackberry version. Check out www.chessgenius.com or email support@chessgenius.com.
don't use blackberry, there are puzzles that can't be solved and the peices are really small on the board.
Erik,
Here's hoping you guys can get something going for blackberry users, even if it is a static image of current game position (baby steps you know, something simple like that). I know the BB browser doesn't have ajax.
Alejandro_Gutierrez wrote: sounds interesting i am gonna see
Bump...I would definitely purchase a membership AND pay for this feature alone.
I also badly want a chess program for blackberry - ideally with strong AI and database and pgn file support. I don't have high hopes but I don't want to have to buy a pda so I just want the strongest game out there for blackberry.
What is confusing is whether software for mobiles actually works on the blackberry. Karlis it's interesting that you have ChessGenius running on a different mobile but can anyone who actually has one of the good programs running on their blackberry let us know what you have.
Try Medieval Kings Chess II. I wouldn't say that the engine is particularly strong (there are 6 levels), but the game has nice graphics and it works on Blackberries. You can also play people online, but little glitches here and there make it more annoying than enjoying. One other gripe I have is that there is no "flip board" feature, so if you play black, you'll be looking at your pieces from white's perspective.
Does anyone use a chess client on the Blackberry? I am thinking of getting a new phone and want to have a strong chess engine on it...
Thoughts?