NOTE: This is the lite version of Primus. The full version contains a mate puzzle generator, many more difficulty levels, puzzles, pieces and boards. Features in this lite version include:- Two player mode over Bluetooth / Lan.- Tabletop mode so you can use your device as a virtual chessboard.- Five different skill levels from total novice to expert (21 in the full version)- Supports all orientations, so you can make full use of your iPad Smart Case or stand.- Supports multitasking, so you can follow along with videos/ebooks.- Focus mode, to hide the UI so you can focus on the board.- Five selected puzzles and practice levels (30 in the full version), so you can practice your endgames or play some interesting challenge levels.- Mini-tournament mode - a six-game mini tournament mode for the more serious player.- Elo rating estimation from your game results.

Primus Chess Lite alternatives

Chess Openings Explorer

Free for a limited time: Step through over 100,000 chess opening positions, annotated by name and variation Each position shows win percentage statistics and most popular variations. Position statistics collected from over 3,000,000 recent, high-level games.

  • rating 4.57895
  • size 163 MB

E.G. Chess Free

A complete 3D chess experience in HD. Swipe rotate and pinch to zoom to adjust the board to any viewing angle. Features include: - 3D board and pieces with the ability to rotate to any view - Play against a computer opponent - 2 player local mode - Play online or over Bluetooth versus your friends - iPad support - Retina display support - 4 different 3D environments - Undo - Multiplayer chat - 2D button to lock the screen in 2D mode - 2D piece set option for 2D mode - 3D lock view button - Optional auto rotate that saves each players viewing angle and returns to it after each move (perfect for the iPad) - Save and load previous games - Load a saved game and play it with a friend via Bluetooth - PGN export and load - Varying computer opponent difficulty - FICS (freechess.org) integration.

Chess - Free

A well designed chess app with a lot of powerful features. Features:- Play as white or black, against the computer or a friend.- 10 difficulty levels, from novice to grandmaster.- Support online gameplay.- Support LAN game via bluetooth/Wi-Fi.- Include more than 38000 chess puzzles, divided into 13 collections.- Computer hint and unlimited undo for beginners.- Changeable chessboards and piece sets, 2D/3D piece styles.- Load and save games to PGN files.- Autosaving your current game.- Setup position, intelligent validity check.- Randomly go to any point in the current game.- Provide thousands of classic chess games to download, such as grandmaster games, world championship games.- More functions: handicap, view move list, automatic move playback, etc.

  • size 8.6 MB

Chess Evolution Puzzle Hero

Are You ready to become a real chess hero? Chess Evolution Puzzle Hero will make one out of You. - funny celebrations after solving a puzzle - all levels are well balanced and ordered from low to high strength of play - excellent for training Your concentration and focusing skills - an easy option for saving your favorite puzzles and showing them to Your friends- a very educational program for any level of chess player

  • size 59.1 MB

Pocket Chess

Play chess on the go against the computer or a friend with Pocket Chess.- Challenging A.I. engine with three levels of difficulty- Quick A.I. response time- Play as White or Black- Option to show legal moves- Perform special moves such as castling and pawn promotion- Board rotation for two player games- Game state is saved if you quit the app

  • size 27.9 MB