Chess Viewer for iPhone

Portable PGN reader for iOS devices

Chess Viewer from Everyman Chess is a free application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that lets you open and study chess games in PGN format. It displays all written commentary, supports branching lines and nested variations, and lets you step through moves interactively. The app also links to Everyman Chess’s collection of digital books so you can pair game analysis with published material.

Capabilities and highlights

• Holds a very large personal library — store as many as 3,000 games on your device.
• Displays full game text including annotations, side variations and deeper sub-branches.
• Lets you play through positions move by move to explore ideas and practice tactics.
• Bundles access to a library of more than 100 eBooks from Everyman Chess.
• Offers complimentary sample chapters when you download the application.

Importing PGN files

• From a web address (paste a URL to fetch a PGN directly).
• Via email attachments — open PGN files sent to you in mail.
• From local storage — transfer files from your computer or iOS file system.
• By loading pages found on the internet — import PGNs that appear on websites.

Who benefits from this app

If you are a casual fan, a tournament player, or a coach, this app gives you a compact, portable way to review and annotate games. Its ability to show multiple lines and commentaries makes it useful for study and for preparing opening repertoires while away from a desktop.

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