Chess for Android: House of Staunton/Zmartfun

[abik]

I posted a brief video on connecting Chess for Android with the House of Staunton and Zmartfun sensory board and clock combination.

https://youtu.be/FyOgrkSHZ9M

[Chessqueen]

I posted a brief video on connecting Chess for Android with the House of Staunton and Zmartfun sensory board and clock combination.

https://youtu.be/FyOgrkSHZ9M

Since the majority of chess players are NOT stronger than 1400, which is probably more than 75% fall below 1400. I strongly recommend to provide a few chess engine rated between 1000 thru 1400, which if you look for them it is very hard to find low rated chess engines for Android

[abik]

Since the majority of chess players are NOT stronger than 1400, which is probably more than 75% fall below 1400. I strongly recommend to provide a few chess engine rated between 1000 thru 1400, which if you look for them it is very hard to find low rated chess engines for Android

Well, that is a bit of a non sequitur after announcing support for a new eboard and clock

As you perhaps know, I was extremely active between 2010 and 2015 after I introduced UCI/XBoard engine support to Android in compiling engines for Android and running tournaments, and you can still find a (now outdated) rating list of engines there. I did all this because of my enthusiasm improving the Android chess ecosystem!

However, I stopped doing this, since I was a bit disappointed in the lack of interest by engine authors for my efforts (with a few very positive exceptions). In addition, all recent security changes on Android have made installing engines from SD card impossible, and the engines need to be packed in OEX or Chessbase format.

As a GUI writer (since my BikJump engine plans for improvement have been in the fridge for a very long time), my hope is that engine authors themselves are interested in providing Android versions.

I hope that makes sense....

[Chessqueen]

Since the majority of chess players are NOT stronger than 1400, which is probably more than 75% fall below 1400. I strongly recommend to provide a few chess engine rated between 1000 thru 1400, which if you look for them it is very hard to find low rated chess engines for Android

Well, that is a bit of a non sequitur after announcing support for a new eboard and clock

As you perhaps know, I was extremely active between 2010 and 2015 after I introduced UCI/XBoard engine support to Android in compiling engines for Android and running tournaments, and you can still find a (now outdated) rating list of engines there. I did all this because of my enthusiasm improving the Android chess ecosystem!

However, I stopped doing this, since I was a bit disappointed in the lack of interest by engine authors for my efforts (with a few very positive exceptions). In addition, all recent security changes on Android have made installing engines from SD card impossible, and the engines need to be packed in OEX or Chessbase format.

As a GUI writer (since my BikJump engine plans for improvement have been in the fridge for a very long time), my hope is that engine authors themselves are interested in providing Android versions.

I hope that makes sense....

This GUI is excellent https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... n_US&gl=US but all programmers wants to send their engines which are way way above the level of the majority 80% of all players which is above 1400 elo, therefore, they get discouraged to download this excellent GUI since they will NOT be able to compete against any engines close tho their level