MoveAPiece
bundled Stockfish engine or against Maia, a human-like opponent based on
a bundled neural network – fully offline, without accounts, without
network access, and without proprietary services.
Optionally, MoveAPiece can connect via Bluetooth LE to a physical
chess board – a DGT Pegasus or a Chessnut Air – so you can play against
Stockfish or Maia on a real board instead of on the screen.
Features:
* Local play: human vs. human, human vs. Stockfish, or human vs. Maia
* Maia: a human-like opponent that plays the moves a player of a chosen
rating (1100–1900) would typically play, instead of searching for the
strongest move. Nine pre-trained networks are bundled in the app and
run entirely on the device via ONNX Runtime (telemetry disabled) – no
network access
* Opening training: practice fixed lines from a built-in library of 20
well-known openings
* Adjustable Stockfish playing strength (UCI_LimitStrength / UCI_Elo,
1320–3190)
* Move history in algebraic notation, take back a move
* Evaluation display: optionally shows Stockfish's assessment of the
current position (can be toggled on/off)
* PGN import/export: export games via the share dialog or load a game
from a PGN file and continue playing
* Detection of check, checkmate, stalemate, and draws (repetition,
50-move rule, insufficient material)
* Move, capture, and check sound effects
* Portrait and landscape orientation
* Available in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch
* Support for physical boards (DGT Pegasus and Chessnut Air, BLE):
moves on the board are automatically detected and applied, and the
opponent's replies are shown via LEDs on the board. The Chessnut Air
additionally recognises each piece, so promotions need no dialog, a
position set up on the board can be taken over into the game, and
move sounds come from the board's speaker. Full touchscreen control
remains available at all times.
MoveAPiece is licensed under the GPLv3.
- Author: egdels
- License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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