Chess for Android: version 6.1.1

by abik » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:26 am I am gradually rolling out version 6.1.1 of Chess for Android to Google Play.

Besides some internal cleanup and refactoring, the major new features are

• simple FICS client (see details at Connecting Chess for Android with FICS)
  
• improved electronic chessboard support (DGT/Certabo/Millennium)
  
• rudimentary DGT chess clock support (shows moves)
  

The FICS interface is simple, in line with the design philosophy I have been following so far. Nevertheless, the client is fully functional, and I have started to enjoy playing over an actual chess board with people online myself.

A big thank you to my testers! Writing a client from scratch is a non-trivial task, and they were extremely helpful during the initial development. Any remaining bugs are mine, of course. Please send me the details if you find one