Description

10x8 Chess is a new dimension of chess with fantastic strategic opportunities.
It is based on strategic thinking, rather than memorization of libraries.
It's played on a 10x8 board with an extended set of chess pieces. A highly addictive gameplay.
Many grandmaster and world chess champion (Capablanca, Kortschnoi) played a wide range of 10x8 variants.

Are you up to the challenge?

Does not run on iPhone4/4s or below!

Features:
- Two new strategic chess pieces: Marshall (rook + knight) and Cardinal (bishop + knight)
- High-resolution Retina graphics, optimized for iPad 4/Air/Mini retina and iPhone 5/5s
- 10x8 Chess is suitable for both beginners and club players
- Infinitely adjustable playing strength
- 1 player mode against computer, 2 human player mode (same iOS device)
- 10x8 Medos chess engine by Helmut Elit that plays more like a strong human player than a machine
- Full support of standard features such as castling, en passant, repetition of moves
- CPU analysis, deep analysis, calculation of alternative turns for a wide variety of games
- adjustable CPU controlled behavior, continuously from defensive to aggressive
- Undo moves, scrolling through all previous turns in both directions
- automatic fast saves
- 7 presets: Capablanca Chess, Capablanca Random Chess (without restrictions), Janus Chess, Janus Random Chess, Medos Chess, Medos Random Chess, Manual board setup
- Game manager with 8 places to save other 10x8 variants by default
- Manual board setup with full control including castling
- Help system
- Animated suggested move
- Move list with detailed algebraic notation
- Legal possible moves are displayed when touching a chess piece
- iTunes savegame sharing
- Trailer, tutorial (german) http://youtu.be/Kd5Icn3z11E
- requirements: iOS7 or better, iPhone 5/5s, iPad 2/3/4/Air/mini/mini 2
- iOS8 ready!

- No advertising, no in-app purchases, no restrictions

Discover a new world of chess you've never seen before!

What's New in Version 1.2

- minor bugs fixed
- app size greatly decreased
- performance improved