Last updated on May 31st, 2023 at 11:55 pm
Chess – tChess Lite
Chess – tChess Lite is one of the best $0.99 to play game in the App Store.
Developed by Tom Kerrigan, Chess – tChess Lite is a Strategy game with a content rating of 4+.
It was released on 15th November 2008 with the latest update 3rd July 2022
Whether you are a fan of Strategy, Entertainment, or Board games, you will find this game interesting and will absolutely like it.
Rating
64 people have rated 2.0.0
You can download the game Chess – tChess Lite from APP STORE.
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.
Updated on 3rd July 2022
- Added the ability to review your opponent’s last move if he requests a takeback
- Added a setting to control the sound volume (in the Interface tab)
Chess – tChess Lite Reviews
This is an excellent program to enjoy playing and learning chess without judging. You can retrace your steps when you made a series of bad or good moves. You can try different options as you play a game. You play against the strength of an opponent up to 1200 on the free app and higher for the pro. Board and piece selection is a fabulous option! You can change the look to increase variety. The app records the number of wins and even provides hints to move which you can compare with the choices you would make. A great app to learn and increase skill and confidence.
We downloaded a number of free beginning chess apps, but we found the Learn Chess ebook and tChess Lite were the most useful for us, a complete newbie. We’ve gone from "Huh?" to "Checkmate!" in about ten days and can now play with real people. Thank you, Tom Kerrigan, for such a clear set of instructions and a fun way to practice.
We are still learning the game so this works great for us. We get an idea of how we are rated as we progress from game to game.
This game is clean with a great interface. We love its simplicity and the engine is fantastic. Definitely worth the download. You wont regret it.
Great for a beginner. We didnt know En Passant was a thing. Now we do. Live and learn.
This game is garbage, the rating system makes no sense you can lose ten points are 600 points in one loss. The computer sometimes will not let you capture its pawn after moving two spaces on its first move. Playing live, opponents will ask for take-backs and if you refuse they stop playing it should not even be a option in the menu.
This is a good chess app which knows all the rules and is a challenging opponent. Just when you think you have the measure of the program it sends a zinger which tells you to get better. It is good for keeping your skills sharp and good for some entertainment as well.
Im a beginner and we like how it rates you and gets harder as you get better. We also like that you can go back and learn from your mistakes. The hints are helpful but as a beginner we cant always follow why the computers choice is better than our move. So we just follow the computers thinking for a while and then go back to see where our choice would lead us.
Basic free chess app, perfect.
Can you please add a notification option so we can be told when our opponent has made a move?
We just love this game we play it all the time.
We like the app. There are a few areas where we believe there can be some improvement (1) the computer plays the same response to any particular opening we use and that becomes a bit predictable (2) we think it should be made more challenging. At the moment the ratings go to 1200 and we are there. Why not take it to 2400 more in alignment with international rating systems? (3) some daily chess puzzles might be a nice addition but not necessary (4) being able to save your game for reference later we believe to be important Other than these its a very good app.
We tried so many times, but not worth the frustration and poor UI for settings.
This program is a perfect example of what happens when Awesome & Genius collide!!!
A great way to become better. We use everyday.
The only glitch is that the computer makes the match a draw in four moves if its in trouble. But there is no way to make it a draw if you are out of options. So it does cheat a bit in favor of itself. But its a really fun game.
App should teach and train through drills/ exercises, how to be a better player.
We’re a chess geek, sorta, and we love this game. We also hate it when we loose, but this app is a good base to play chess. Gotta win =|
Our daily friend. We love everything about this game. We play 10 or 15 games a day and amazed after years we can find almost infinite new endings it simply is the best.
This is the best chess app by far.
A delightful variation on an old favorite. New and experienced players can’t do better. BTW: After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
Twice we have been jumped by pawns attacking while our piece was not diagonal.
We like the difficult setting of this game.
This chess app makes learning chess easy and fun.
Play everyday. Best one we have found. Tried some of the others but none yet compare. Would highly recommend.
Returning to the game after a 50 year hiatus. We think the computer has little to fear at this point in time. Ap is great, and the cost was more than reasonable.
We’ve played chess when we were a kid through high school. Our son recently wanted to learn chess. We started playing a wanted to see what was out there for apps to help both of us. This is a great app. From quick and easy rules of the game. Visual aid on how the pieces move and being able to adjust the difficulty level. Highly recommend. The graphics are basic but what you get for versatility not even a issue.
Choose your comfort level, (re-)discover the joy of this game! Rusty? Recharge your wits.. The computer will bring you up to speed. Didn’t find a way to back-play a mistake, nor a way to review. Are these features in this app? Still we highly recommend the overall enjoyment here!
We enjoy the smooth game play. We are not a grandmaster, but we think T Chess is a great learning tool. This fun app helps us relax.
We’ve played chess since we were nine years old – and always strive to improve our game. This app delivers – in spades! It offers many options, great rank tracking, and the engine challenges you, as a player, as vigorously or gently as you want or need to be challenged. The only option we would add would be an unlimited ‘tactics trainer’ where the engine would offer random scenarios for the player to identify the and make the next move. This app is a "must have" for players and lovers of chess at all levels and rankings!
We love this app very much. The menu’s interface could be made a little cleaner and more straightforward, but the actual chess experience is top-notch, and we love the little features like naming the openings.
… Yet terrific! Would love even more info about the openings.
Spent a long time looking for a good chess app. We love how this one assigns a rating and adjusts the AI’s difficulty accordingly. Very clean and user friendly interface. Well done!
Awesome. Love the learning ability.
Great application, way to start playing.
Recommend for all chess players.
Excellent… Best of all the chess apps we’ve tried.
Excelent app. As a partner, very difficult to beat.
Us encanta esta aplicacin. Fcilmente aprendes a jugar ajedrez. Y lo mejor te ensea y sugiere cada jugada , definitivamente la recomiendo.
Simple or rated. We pass our time with it. Helps keep the cobwebs swept n engine working.
At least once/day. It would be nice if openings were links to details about opening sequences.
Love how the app gives names for a lot of the openings. It also gives you control over the computers moves so you can play around with different lines more. Very helpful.
Learned basic chess as a kid. Over the last 30 years, we wanted to learn the game again but could not find the right tool. Thankfully, we found this app. Our game has improved exponentially. Still a basic novice but gaining confidence.
Retired and learning chess is on our bucket list. This app has taught us so much and soon we can take on our grandson. Great job!
We love this app and would highly recommend it to anyone!
Very easy to use and challenging enough for most players enjoy.
Over the years we used various chess game software programs, and we find that this one fits us perfect. We are very happy with this game application on our iPhone. Thank you for creating it. (The AP that we were using over the years is "T Chess Lite without the HD in its title)