Shredder Chess2.0.1 - App Store

Play better chess with Shredder Chess - the classic chess opponent, trainer and analysis partner for iPhone.

Shredder gives you a chess opponent that adapts to your level, from casual beginner to strong club player. Play a quick game, solve tactics, get warned before mistakes and analyze your games to understand where you can improve.

Whether you want to learn chess, sharpen your tactics or simply enjoy a good game, Shredder helps you make every move count.

Why chess players choose Shredder:

. Adaptive playing strength from beginner to master level
. Optional auto-adjusting opponent that matches your play
. Built-in coach that warns you before mistakes
. 1,000 chess puzzles for tactics training
. Game analysis to find mistakes and improve your play
. Estimated Elo rating with progress diagram
. Human-like playing styles, from passive to aggressive
. Opening book with more than one million moves
. Set up and analyze any position
. Save games, share them by email and review later
. Multiple boards and pieces
. VoiceOver and accessibility support

The Shredder chess programs have won 19 World Computer Chess Champion titles, making Shredder one of the most successful names in computer chess.

Play a game. Solve a puzzle. Analyze your moves. Get stronger with Shredder Chess.

Version History This update improves the Shredder Chess experience while keeping the classic features players rely on: adaptive strength, puzzles, coach, Elo rating and game analysis.

We have refreshed the interface, improved the overall feel of the app and made Shredder more comfortable to use on current iPhones. 2.0.1 Sep 17 Compatibility fixes: in some circumstances the opening book was not visible and the email form was behaving badly. 1.11.0 02/21/2021 We improved the performance and fixed small bugs. 1.10.0 05/24/2020 Increased the size of the board in position setup. 1.9.0 04/23/2020 Better support for larger screens, bugfixes. 1.8.0 04/19/2020 Bugfixes 1.7.1 10/16/2016 Bugfix for rating screen 1.7.0 10/16/2014 - iOS 8 compatibility fix
- you can keep listening to your music while playing with sound
- cleaner looks
- small bugfixes 1.6.0 10/14/2014 This update brings you chess clocks and support for the larger iPhone 5 display.

We also added a "guest mode" to allow unrated games and puzzles if you let a friend play on your device.

You need iOS 5.0 or better to run Shredder now - so please update your device if you haven't done so already. If you don't want to update your device for any reason, your current installed version will continue working just fine, of course.

Please help us improving Shredder by rating it on every update. Thank you! 1.5.0 11/29/2012 This update fixes a critical bug (crash on older devices). Sorry for the trouble. (The problem was caused by a bug in the compiler which didn't occur during testing) 1.4.5 03/29/2011 Fixes a problem that could lead to crash on start for some iOS/device combinations. 1.4.4 03/23/2011 ***
On some iOS/device combinations (mainly older devices) Shredder might crash on startup. An update follows within a couple of days!
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Fixes a rare bug that could cause the game to become unresponsive.

New in 1.4:

Thank you for the great feedback. Here's what's new in this update:

- More great looking pieces (also in top-view: perfect for two-player games) and boards - make sure you try them out!
- Improved move input, and drag-and-drop can be disabled.
- Performance improvements, especially with iOS 4.x
- Faster app start and support for fast app switching (aka multitasking).
- Accessibility / Voice Over support for almost everything. Please provide feedback if you use this.

Your constant feedback and good reviews mean a lot to us and help keep updates coming. If you have a question or want to talk about a missing feature, just send us an email and we will do our best to help you! 1.4.3 03/21/2011 Thank you for the great feedback. Here's what's new in this update:

- More great looking pieces (also in top-view: perfect for two-player games) and boards - make sure you try them out!
- Improved move input, and drag-and-drop can be disabled.
- Performance improvements, especially with iOS 4.x
- Faster app start and support for fast app switching (aka multitasking).
- Accessibility / Voice Over support for almost everything. Please provide feedback if you use this.

Your constant feedback and good reviews mean a lot to us and help keep updates coming. If you have a question or want to talk about a missing feature, just send us an email and we will do our best to help you! 1.4 02/19/2011 - Explore a huge opening book and check endgames online
- See your rating in a diagram
- Enter moves with one tap
- Auto rotation on switch sides is optional now
- Optimized for iOS 4 and iPhone 4

Also check out our highly refined version for iPad. 1.3 07/01/2010 1.2.1 fixes the too sensitive move input that some of our users experienced.

These were the new features in 1.2:

- Enjoy the power of the new Shredder 12 engine
- Faster and more accurate analysis mode
- Learn the name of the opening you are playing
- Email games without leaving Shredder (one or all games)
- The strongest chess engine for the iPhone
- Further improvements in graphics, performance, and battery life 1.2.1 12/17/2009 - Enjoy the power of the new Shredder 12 engine
- Faster and more accurate analysis mode
- Learn the name of the opening you are playing
- Email games without leaving Shredder (one or all games)
- The strongest chess engine for the iPhone
- Further improvements in graphics, performance, and battery life

* Some users reported the move input to be a bit too sensitive in the latest version. We tracked down the issue and an update will be available for you soon. Your email feedback is always appreciated. Thank you. 1.2 12/09/2009 * load and save games (incl. names, date, etc.)
* tap tap move input
* two player mode / enter moves
* new playing style: random selection
* evaluation graph can be switched off
* improved move input
* undo/redo mulitple moves (keep button pressed) 1.1 04/16/2009 1.0 03/18/2009