ChessBookStudy
Free
1.4.3for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About ChessBookStudy
Simply reading a Chess book without a Chess board is not easy unless you are Vishy Anand or Magnus Carlsen! What if you could read your PDF Chess ebooks or magazines as well as move pieces on a Chess board, all in one screen!? This is exactly what this app helps achieve.
All your Chess books and magazines in the palm of your hand!
Read your book and make your moves!
=== FEATURES ===
* Open e-magazines or ebooks from New in Chess, USCF, Chess Today, British Chess Magazine etc in PDF format
* Add/view Bookmarks
* Set a new board, Flip it or set some random board position
* Different choice of colors
=== IN APP PURCHASE ===
For enabling chess board's following features
* Flip Board ( Flipping/Rotating board will move all the bottom pieces to top and vice versa ).
* Position Set up ( This feature will give choice to user to set all pieces position by himself and play onwards ).
Pay for any one of these feature and get both the features enabled.
=== NOTE ===
* You need to manually move the pieces on the board, just like in real life. This app does NOT automatically make moves on the board if you tap the ebook.
* Great resource for some free pdfs:
http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm
* This app does not contain any pirated or commercial chess ebooks. You are free to load any Chess ebook in pdf format.
* This app comes with a sample copy of "Bonus chapters from the book - Learn from Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Games" by FM Eric Schiller (http://ericschiller.com/)
Special thanks!
All your Chess books and magazines in the palm of your hand!
Read your book and make your moves!
=== FEATURES ===
* Open e-magazines or ebooks from New in Chess, USCF, Chess Today, British Chess Magazine etc in PDF format
* Add/view Bookmarks
* Set a new board, Flip it or set some random board position
* Different choice of colors
=== IN APP PURCHASE ===
For enabling chess board's following features
* Flip Board ( Flipping/Rotating board will move all the bottom pieces to top and vice versa ).
* Position Set up ( This feature will give choice to user to set all pieces position by himself and play onwards ).
Pay for any one of these feature and get both the features enabled.
=== NOTE ===
* You need to manually move the pieces on the board, just like in real life. This app does NOT automatically make moves on the board if you tap the ebook.
* Great resource for some free pdfs:
http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm
* This app does not contain any pirated or commercial chess ebooks. You are free to load any Chess ebook in pdf format.
* This app comes with a sample copy of "Bonus chapters from the book - Learn from Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Games" by FM Eric Schiller (http://ericschiller.com/)
Special thanks!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.4.3
Last updated on Apr 14, 2020
Old Versions
Fixed issue where Files app was not showing ChessBookStudy app. This way its easier to load your books by copying them into Files - ChessBookStudy app
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Version History
1.4.3
Apr 14, 2020
Fixed issue where Files app was not showing ChessBookStudy app. This way its easier to load your books by copying them into Files - ChessBookStudy app
1.4.2
Jun 5, 2019
Fixed issue while importing PDFs from other apps.
1.4.1
Aug 18, 2018
Support for iPhoneX
1.4
Jul 22, 2016
- (Beta) PGN support added! Now you can load your pgn file along-side the PDF and study!
(.pgn file can be copied into the App's Document folder via iTunes or loaded via Email/Drive/Browser etc)
(.pgn file can be copied into the App's Document folder via iTunes or loaded via Email/Drive/Browser etc)
1.3.1
Apr 26, 2016
v1.3.1
- Layout issue fix for iPhones
- Fix issue with coordinates
- Layout issue fix for iPhones
- Fix issue with coordinates
1.3
Apr 19, 2016
v1.3 (Apr 15)
- Engine Analysis via Analyze This app
- Support for iPhones (landscape)
- Engine Analysis via Analyze This app
- Support for iPhones (landscape)
1.2.1
Dec 15, 2014
* Support dual-Landscape orientation (Thx Trinite)
* Fix crash on old iOS devices
* Fix crash on old iOS devices
1.2
Dec 3, 2014
No longer have to connect to iTunes to transfer the books. Open your Chess PDFs via Dropbox, Drive, Email or other supported Apps!
1.1.3
Nov 17, 2014
"Fixed blank book screen and made compatible with iOS8.1"
1.1.2
Apr 28, 2014
"[Fixed] Issue with bottom text not visible on some books"
1.1
Apr 18, 2014
1. Position Setup window repositioned!
2. Board coordinates bug fixed
3. Other bug/crash fixes
Note: "If the issue persists, please try uninstalling and reinstalling the App"
2. Board coordinates bug fixed
3. Other bug/crash fixes
Note: "If the issue persists, please try uninstalling and reinstalling the App"
1.0
Apr 2, 2014
ChessBookStudy FAQ
Click here to learn how to download ChessBookStudy in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of ChessBookStudy.
iPhone
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
ChessBookStudy supports English