Excellent App, but is it possible to promote a pawn to anything other than a queen?
My former go to chess app, which I loved and played for many years, had tendency to crash then refuse to open every few weeks. I downloaded SmallChess Pro as an alternative and have been using it ever since. One of my favorite features is the coaching function, which is both flexible and very useful. It allows you to, among other things, evaluate three positions simultaneously in an overlay so that you don’t disturb the actual game board. In addition there are a number of add-on libraries which can be downloaded free of charge.
On the negative side, I have yet to find a way to promote a pawn to anything other than a queen. It doesn’t happen often but I have seen positions where this option can mean the difference between stalemate and checkmate.
There a number of features I haven’t explored but after playing SmallChess for a couple of weeks I feel comfortable giving it four stars ( I would give it it 4 1/2 if I could ).
For my money these additions would make it a 5 star app: More flexible time controls, automatic adjustment to playing strength, and an option to randomize playing style.
Even without the changes this is an excellent app and well worth the money!
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