Acid Ape Chess

Acid Ape Chess: Elevate Your Chess Experience

Acid Ape Chess is a versatile and feature-rich chess application designed for both casual and serious players. It combines quality, elegance, ergonomics, and versatility into a single, powerful suite.

Online Chess

Experience the thrill of playing chess online with Acid Ape Chess. Connect to renowned platforms such as Free Internet Chess Server (FICS), Internet Chess Club (ICC), and Lichess. Watch live games, explore player profiles, and delve into their game histories. Engage in non-disruptive in-game chats using a subwindow at the bottom of the chessboard.

Chess Engines

Challenge yourself against top-notch chess engines like Arasan, cheng4, and Scorpio. Customize your engine experience by adjusting specific settings and utilizing custom PolyGlot (.bin) and Arena (.abk) opening books. Leverage neural networks for enhanced gameplay.

Analysis Tools

Analyze your games with multiple chess engines, display principal variations, and evaluate game progress with advanced graphs. Utilize Syzygy 7-men EGTB results for precise evaluations. Seamlessly create, annotate, and move variations with our intuitive move list editor. Automate your analysis process and auto-annotate games with a chess engine and endgame tablebases.

Premium Access to Our Online Database

Unlock a vast collection of chess resources with premium access. Explore over 210 million positions, 3.6 million games spanning from the 1800s to 2023, and profiles of 270,000 OTB players. This database serves as an invaluable tool for game preparation and opening exploration.

PGN Support

Enjoy seamless PGN management with autosaved games, a robust PGN Explorer, and clipboard support. Edit your games, load and save PGN files, and share them as downloadable links.

Over-the-Board Chess

Watch live games from major tournaments, search our extensive database for players and games, and use a stylish fullscreen clock for your OTB games. Enjoy the unique feature of playing OTP (over the phone) on the same device.

Electronic Boards and Clocks

Connect your physical board and clock to the app via Bluetooth or USB. Play online, engine, and OTB games seamlessly with your DGT Bluetooth e-Board, DGT USB e-Board, DGT Smart Board, DGT Revelation II, DGT3000, or DGT Pi.

Blindfold Play

Immerse yourself in a blindfolded experience where the board and move list are hidden. Input moves via speech recognition and receive opponent moves through speech synthesis.

Tactical Puzzles

Sharpen your tactical skills with 900 puzzles divided into three difficulty levels. Import your own PGN puzzles for personalized training.

Simuls

Challenge up to 16 engine opponents in simul mode. Experience blindfold simuls for an added challenge.

Comprehensive User Manual

A detailed user manual is included, explaining all aspects of Acid Ape Chess. Access it directly within the app for quick reference and practical tips.

Extra Features

Play Chess960, choose from various board and piece themes, enter local player details with country flags and ELO ratings, and utilize the position editor for encoding positions. Enjoy move speech recognition and synthesis, and use a realistic LCD chess clock with sound and flag display.

This is the Acid Ape Chess Standard Edition, offering a robust set of features. For the complete package, consider upgrading to the Acid Ape Chess Grandmaster Edition.