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Chess is a popular indoor game that several people like to play. It is a board game played between two people. Now this board game is also available to play on computers and smartphones where you can play it against a computer player or against friends. If you are bored at home and want to enjoy chess, you can download a good chess game on your smartphone to play. If you are not sure about a good chess app, this article is recommending a few. Here is the list of best chess games for Android and iOs devices. You can download any of these chess games on your phone and enjoy the game.

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Have a look at the list of best chess games for smartphones. This list contains chess games for Android and Chess games for iOS. You can download any of the games to play. Read the description to know more about a game.

This Chess app for Android and iOS lets people enjoy Chess on their smartphone. The app not just lets you play Chess, but also teaches you so that you can improve your skills. You can use this chess app to play chess with online players around the world or with your friends. You can also play against computer players to improve your game. It also gives you an option to analyze your game and learn where you went wrong. It has thousands of videos and interactive lessons from top Grandmasters along with interactive tutorials.

The game comes with 20+ themes for boards, pieces, and backgrounds for customized play options.

Download: Android | iOS

Lichess brings free online chess on your phone. The app claims that there are more than 150000 individual users on the app to play with. You can find players and challenge them for a game. You can also take part in arena tournaments. The game comes with the bullet, blitz, classical, and correspondence chess. You can practice with chess puzzles. When you do not have an active internet connection, you can also play offline with computer players.

This app is open-source and free to download for all.

Download: Android | iOS

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Really Bad Chess is a different kind of chess game you must try if you love playing chess. It lets you play with totally random pieces. When I say random, it doesnt mean pieces at random places. It means you could get 8 Knights, 4 Bishops, and 3 pawns. It may look weird initially but you will surely like playing this random chess thing. Try this game if you think you are good at chess. If you are still learning, try other chess games on this list.

Download: Android | iOS

Play Magnus is also an interesting chess game for iOS and Android. This game gives you an opportunity to challenge World Champion Magnus Carlsen. No, he will not be playing against you. You will be playing against a computer player trained by Magnus Carlsen. If you perform well, you also get a chance to qualify to Play Magnus Live.

Download: Android | iOS

Chess Free is also an interesting free Chess game for Android and iOS. It supports 1 player and 2 player gameplay. So, you can play against your friends or challenge a computer opponent. The game claims to have a good AI engine with the configurable difficulty level. It also features board rotation for two player games. When you get a call or exit the app, it saves your game so you can always resume.

Download: Android | iOS

Wrap Up

This was the list of best chess apps for Android and iOS. If you want to learn chess and theres no one to help you, you can try installing a good chess app on your phone. This list has some good chess games for Android and iOS. If you are an expert in chess, I recommend you to try Really Bad Chess. Other games are also good for playing a regular chess game.

If you have any recommendations that I can add to this list, let me know using the comment. I will update this list to add a few more good Chess games.

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Nick J. March 25, 2020

Reddit user Imania is a prolific creator, bending the Source Engine to his will over the years making more than 80 maps and mods for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In his latest creation, he has decided to bring one of the world's oldest popular games to one of its newest.

Imania has ported such games as UNO, Connect 4, and Golf It! to Counter-Strike, but this time they decided to stay on the traditional side of gaming with their newest addition. Imania has managed to bring a real working chessboard into CSGO, complete with moving pieces and highlighted movement options, all governed by the classic rules of chess.

The mod is playable by two players, who choose which piece to move using a simple click of the mouse. Reception to the mod has been very positive, with some even discussing a theoretical ending to the game of chess featured in Imania's screenshots.

This isn't the first time the creator has made popular games inside the Source engine. Right now, Steam users can head over to Imania's Steam Workshop page and choose from over 80 maps and mods to download, ranging from the creator's newest uploads to Overcooked and even to a working Rubic's Cube.

Ever wanted to play Golf It!, but on Cache? You can do that.

The Source Engine is known for two things: its occasional stubbornness and its ability to create some pretty insane things. Given the amount of time everyone has on their hands these days, these are some great maps to dive into with friends while players wait for the all-clear.

Counter-Strike also has some fantastic cooperative maps out there floating around. Michael "shroud" Grzesiek famously went on a cooperative kick a few years ago, leading content so good it probably made Tarik "tarik" Celek jealous.

Be sure to check out Imania's complete collection over on his Steam Workshop page and drop them a compliment. Working with the Source Engine isn't as easy as Imania and others make it seem.

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3/25/2020 Ian Nepomniachtchi went into the second rest day of the Candidates Tournament leading by a full point. The tournament has been suspended. The only other player with a plus score was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In round seven the two played each other, and Vachier-Lagrave, who had the white pieces, outplayed the Russian and caught up with him in the standings table, a full point ahead of the field. The remaining three games ended drawn. | Live games and commentary from 11:00 UTC (12:00 CET / 7:00 EDT). | Photo: Lennart Ootes / FIDE

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The eight-player Candidates tournament is one of the most prestigious global chess events, held every two years. The event will determine who will challenge the defender Magnus Carlsen for the title of the World Chess Champion. This years event has a prize fund of 500,000 Euros, which is the highest ever in the history of the Candidates tournaments.

Previous reports: Round 1| Round 2| Round 3| Round 4| Round 5|Round 6|Round 7

Players receive100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the restof the game, plus a 30-second bonus per move starting from move 1. No draw offers are allowed prior to move 40.

Commentary byEvgenij Miroshnichenko and Daniil Dubov

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The key encounter of round seven was the one that finished decisively, as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave caught up with Ian Nepomniachtchi in the standings by beating him with the white pieces in their direct face-off. 'Nepo' employed the Winawer Variation of the French Defence for a second time in Yekaterinburg and was duly outplayed after incorrectly deciding to close the structure on the queenside.

Nepomniachtchi's defeat reminds us of his backset at the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour last year, when he started with three straight wins and went on to give up the lead by losing in rounds six and seven. Nevertheless, it must be noted that the Russian currently has a better tiebreak score than 'MVL', as he has one more win so far. Vachier-Lagrave is, in fact, undefeated at the moment the only other player not to have lost at all is Alexander Grischuk, who drew all seven of his games.

The remaining games of the round finished drawn. Fabiano Caruana could not get much against Wang Hao's Petroff Defence, Alexander Grischuk found a couple of critical moves to neutralize Anish Giri's new idea in the opening, and Ding Liren was disappointed with his play after needing to defend an inferior position with White against Kirill Alekseenko.

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The opening ceremony took place at the Ekaterinburg Expo congress center and was hosted by the renowned Russian film actress Alena Babenko and sports commentator Viktor Gusev. Speakers at the Opening Ceremony were Evgeny Kuyvashev (Governor of the Sverdlovsk Oblast (Region)), FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, the President of the Sverdlovsk Chess Federation AndreySimanovsky as well as the Regional Corporate Sales Head at Kaspersky Marina Usova.

Evgeny Kuyvashev, the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Oblast (Region) said that it is the first time this region is hosting a FIDE Candidates tournament and added: Our region considers itself one of the leaders of the home [Russian] chess movement and the center for the development of the chess thought. Today some 20,000 people professionally play chess in the Sverdlovsk Region, including 2.500 children and teenagers. We are proud of our chess masters and our young chess talents.

Arkady Dvorkovich| Photo: Lennart Ootes / FIDE

Congratulating the players and chess fans across the world on the start of the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich pointed to this event being the most important stage in the qualifying cycle for the World Chess Championship, as it will determine the opponent of the current world champion Magnus Carlsen. In the coming weeks, we will witness epic battles between eight world's leading chess players. They went through the toughest selection process in the previous few months to compete for the right to challenge for the world chess crown in Yekaterinburg.

FIDE president also reflected on the fact that the Tournament is held in the environment of an alarming situation with the spread of COVID-19. I would like to note that in terms of medical safety measures, the Tournament organizing Committee fully follows the recommendations of the World Health Organization, the IOC and Rospotrebnadzor and fulfils all the prescribed requirements. We also ask for maximum support from the chess community, the media, and all of you.

Once again, I would like to welcome the participants of the FIDE Candidates Tournament and wish them memorable combinations and spectacular victories. And let the Tournament bring only joy and new positive emotions to all the fans, Dvorkovich concluded.

The mayor of Yekaterinburg, Alexander Vysokinsky highlighted the importance of this event for the local community, adding we will try to do everything in our power so that this event is held according to highest standards, so everyone could enjoy!

Press conference| Photo: Lennart Ootes/ FIDE

One of the speakers at the ceremony was Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, the 12th World Champion in chess, who himself comes from the Ural region. Karpov emphasized the uniqueness of the tournament for the region and spoke about efforts made to develop chess education, including at the Ural Federal University.

Anatoly Karpov (middle) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/ FIDE

The President of the Sverdlovsk Chess Federation Andrey Simanovsky, as well as the Regional Corporate Sales Head at Kaspersky Marina Usova joined the speakers in wishing the players good luck in the tournament.

The medal awaits| Photo: Lennart Ootes/ FIDE

The official part of the Opening ceremony was followed by a concert by the famous Russian violinist and conductor, Yuri Bashmet and his Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra. The concert featured other renowned Russian classical music artists such as Bolshoi Theatre soloist Alina Yarovaya and opera singer Vassily Gerello. The musical event also included a performance of the top stars of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Colourful performances courtesy the Bolshoi Theatre | Photo: Lennart Ootes/ FIDE

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"I don't think Montreal is lacking in political clout in Quebec," stated Qubec solidaire co-spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. "If the price to pay for a Quebec democracy that better represents the regions and better reflects the votes of Quebecers is that Montreal loses three ridings, it is a price we at QS are ready to pay."Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette file photo

The beauty of chess is that it is a game of drawn out strategy whereby you virtually set traps for your opponent, calculated to remove their obstacles of resistance until a checkmate is inevitable.

Politics is arguably a chess game; thats the beastly part.

And arguably (theres a lot of arguably going on here) the proverbial bastion that is the West Island of Montreal (WIM) is a pawn in the provincial game between Quebec nationalists and in-ground federalists.

I have to hand it to the eternal nationalist movement, which has been with us since the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Their strategy of nailing independence (ie. victory) has been remarkably progressive. Like a chess game, they first tried a quick thrust a clear referendum question. That having failed, they tried a quick cloaked version. (We will share the Canadian passport and dollar.) The fast tracks having failed, they settled down to a slow burn with lots of cloaking devices. Their checkmate scenario is best described by the London School of Economics former premier Jacques Pariseaus winning conditions. The idea is if you cant trick your opponent with some textbook moves, you take the long road and disable their board pieces little by little. The opponent loses by attrition.

After an outright separatist party (Parti Qubcois) waxed ineffectiveness over the recent years, we now have a nationalist-lite option (Coalition Avenir Qubec) which presents itself under a more inclusive marquee (ie. We will not hold another referendum, without saying, until we have winning conditions.)

But the chess game goes on, played out by more experienced bushwhackers.

Exhibit A: Garnish English schools (like pawns) one by one, having previously changed the rules of the game with Bill 101. That undemocratic bill still lingers under the cloak of French language protection despite the former concern having been proven to be solid in terms of Quebec society. But the separatists are playing for a win not a draw. I say cloak because Bill 101s contemporary purpose is to create winning conditions. (Theres that chess game again.)

Three more English schools recently closed in the east end due to (101-fabricated) low attendance of historic Anglos (as opposed to other Canadians.) Wow.

Exhibit B: The bling-restricting Bill 21. (You fill in the blanks.) Hardly a champion of Canadas cultural melting pot (versus a record-skipping one-trick tribal pony.)

And yet the chess match, like an exhausting game of Risk (the global version of territory procurement) moves too slowly for the eager vanguard of nation-wanters, so being an inventive baker its got something fresh cooking in the oven:

Exhibit C: Bill 39, the CAQ governments proposed reforms to the electoral system that the non-narcoleptic chess opposition say would reduce the island of Montreals loges in the National Assembly by three. Doesnt seem that much to complain about, huh? But remember, we are now in the long haul, pawns projected to be garnished even further until the moat is dry and the drawbridge down around Fortress WIM. Doesnt matter if the doomed seats are not in the West Island. Its the number of pieces left on the board. Montreals say in the strictest definition of provincial Quebec would be further eroded less irritants to the wanters strategic end game. And like the present use of Bill 101 and 21 cloaked. A loss to Montreal will be counterbalanced with a rural gain no matter their spare population and whether they know where Montreal the provinces economic engine is on the map.

Without being a Quebec political guru how do I know this proposal is bad?

Because Qubec solidaire co-spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois likes it:

If the price to pay for a Quebec democracy . . . (I dont know how he doesnt get struck by lightning when he says that.) . . . that better represents the regions and better reflects the votes of Quebecers is that Montreal loses three ridings, it is a price we at QS are ready to pay. (As Ace Ventura, pet detective says, Reeeeeeeeealy!

Also the Liberal critic for democratic reforms doesnt like it. (Hmmm. Can it be bad for the pawns?)

I could dredge up more examples, but why bother? The writing is on the wall. The chess game is on and we should upend the board. How about a Montreal independent from Quebec?

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All countries employ spies. They need it to gain intel on their enemy states, and also to make sure their friends are not going to change sides or cook up something against them while they are not looking. Hollywood has created some of its own iconic spy figures, but what the audience is really interested in are the real stories. With so many things going on in the world, we dont know about most of the missions that secret services pull off.

The governments or the agencies or the spy themselves, sometimes, release these stories for public knowledge years later. This is why, whenever an espionage drama is released, we wonder about its reality. The same question goes for Netflixs Cold War drama, The Coldest Game. To find out how close it comes to real life, read on.

Set in 1962, the film follows the story of a mathematician who is brought to Poland to play for America against a Soviet chess champion. Despite his personal struggles, Joshua Mansky succeeds in winning the first round. However, with the next round, he discovers that there is a lot more at stake and he might have to do much more than just win a game.

No, The Coldest Game is not based on a true story. The film does take into account the political upheaval of the time but puts a fictional spin to it. The chess match, the Cuban crisis, President Kennedy and Secretary Chruszczow were real. The Palace of Culture and Science is still towering over the centre of Warsaw. We hope that the fusion of fact and fiction, the emotions and the intrigue between the two chess masters, as well as secret service agents of two empires, will give the viewers an unforgettable experience, director ukasz Komicki said.

While the director has confirmed that the movie is not based on real events, there are things that remind one of certain events that were marked down in history books. The chess match in the film takes place in 1962, but the one from real life that people remember is the one that took place in 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. Taking place in Iceland, the World Chess Championship was called the Match of the Century.

For a long time, the title had been held by a line of Soviet players, but Fischer changed that. His win of the World title was considered a crushing moment in the midst of the Cold War by the former champion, Garry Kasparov. By that time, the situation between American and Soviet Union had started to settle down. The worst part of the Cold War was over, but still, the match held great importance for both countries and was considered a matter of pride.

The political significance of it brought the pressure on both the players, the kind of which we find Mansky and Gavrylov subjected to. If Komicki didnt exactly base the story on this event, he surely must have used it as a reference to set the ground for the characters.

Another thing that you might have found unreal is the use of a hypnotist by the Soviets to distract Mansky. It does seem a rather ridiculous thing, but the strategy is not an alien move for chess players. For example, the match between Anatoliy Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in 1978 became infamous for that. During the match, Korchnoi complained that a man in the audience was trying to distract him. He described him as a peculiar person. It was later revealed that the man was a military psychologist and a part of Karpovs team.

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