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Chess - tChess Lite

Name: Chess - tChess Lite
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.62 (7000 reviews)

Sharpen your mind with a clean, distraction-free chess experience. Perfect for learning, relaxing, or challenging a friend on one device—no internet required.

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Key Figures

Downloads

446K+

User Rating

3.6/5

Total Ratings

7K+

Publisher

Tom Kerrigan

Master the Game at Your Own Pace

Experience a clean, distraction-free chess environment designed for casual play, learning, and family fun—anywhere, anytime.

Your Virtual Chess Board

Turn your device into a portable board for two. Challenge a friend or family member next to you without needing a network connection.

Improve While You Play

Master the basics with legal move highlighting, intelligent hints, and an easy undo button. Perfect for beginners and kids learning the game.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Chess - tChess Lite - tChess Lite gameplay showing legal move highlighting on a blue chess board — tChess Lite gameplay showing legal move highlighting on a blue chess board

Chess - tChess Lite - 3D chess board view in tChess Lite showing move highlights and gameplay status — 3D chess board view in tChess Lite showing move highlights and gameplay status

Chess - tChess Lite - Rating history screen in tChess Lite showing ELO progress graph and match results — Rating history screen in tChess Lite showing ELO progress graph and match results

Chess - tChess Lite - Online play menu in tChess Lite showing a list of active and completed games with various opponents — Online play menu in tChess Lite showing a list of active and completed games with various opponents

Description

tChess Lite is the popular chess game designed just for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. tChess is like a virtual chess board on your device. It's fun and easy to use--perfect for the casual player! This game features a very clean UI design and beautiful graphics. tChess is a fast and stable program. Pick up a game in your free time... and there's no problem listening to your music while you play. (tChess Lite is a fully-functional version of tChess for casual chess players. If you're an active player and want enthusiast-level features, take a look at tChess Pro, which is over 1000 ELO stronger and has received rave reviews from Grandmaster Susan Polgar, PE's Chess Cast, and iPhone app critics.) tChess Lite Features: - Perfect for 1- or 2-player games (on the same device, no network connection required) - Tap-tap to move pieces - Highlights legal moves - View full game history in the Move List - Go back or forward move by move and replay completed games - Built-in chess clock - "Get hint" feature to improve your game - Easy to undo moves - Saves your game automatically if you exit the program or take a call - Play against any ELO rating from 500 to 1200 - Computer opponent is the most fun and realistic for beginners and casual players - Use the Profile feature to play rated games and track your progress - Over 15,000 openings for fresh, varied games tChess Lite is developed by Tom Kerrigan, author of the TSCP and Stobor chess engines.