Two Player Chess (2P Chess)1.2.95 - App Store

Two Player Chess (2P Chess) turns your tablet or phone into a two-player chessboard for two humans to play face-to-face. One person can also play against the inbuilt AI - multiple AI personalities are included.

Improve your chess game by getting hints for the best moves in review mode.

You can play offline as no internet connectivity or sign-up is required!

In the real world, face-to-face chess works great with 3D pieces however in traditional 2D representations the pieces would be upside down for one player.

Symmetrical chess piece designs and other innovations in 2P Chess mean it is now fun and easy for two people to use a tablet or phone to play and/or learn chess.

2P Chess provides an excellent tool for teaching chess as you can use a single tablet or phone device together and see legal moves highlighted.

Two Player Chess requires no internet connectivity and no account so you can use all features from anywhere.

https://twoplayerchess.com

Version History A much stronger computer opponent, rebuilt from the ground up. A new AI Defender level sits between AI Bully and AI Superior, and AI Superior now plays at full strength. Nearby games now pause and reconnect after a dropped connection, and you can resign or offer a draw. If the system closes the app, your game in progress is restored. Game-over messages and computer level names are now translated, and My Games shows dates in your local time. 1.2.95 Sep 28 The app is now fully translated in all 23 supported languages. If you bought the app when it was paid, your full version now unlocks automatically. Plus improved purchase reliability. 1.2.94 Jul 9 Version 1.2.92

This update adds a more natural way to castle: just swipe the king toward the side you want to castle.

Nearby Multiplayer has also had a round of reliability improvements, especially around joining, backing out, retrying, and recovering from interrupted connections.

My Positions is a little easier to use too, with a clearer way to create a new position and improved list navigation.

Also includes small polish and stability fixes across the app. 1.2.92 May 31 This 1.2.83 update adds more polish across Library, game review, and nearby play:

Game History is now My Games, a clearer place for completed games and imported PGNs.
PGN import now lives in My Games, while My Positions stays focused on saved board positions.
You can save a board position from a reviewed game into My Positions.
Classic Games review has a cleaner layout, smoother watch-game playback, and clearer game-over handling.
Several classic game finishes now show clearer checkmate results.
Nearby Multiplayer screens have cleaner Back, Refresh, and heading placement. 1.2.83 May 30 This update focuses on making games easier to review, practice, and continue smoothly:

Added in-game move navigation so you can step back through previous moves from the PGN line, move forward again, and return to the current position.
Added optional undo support, including takebacks during games against the computer and games started from the library.
Replaced paste-only FEN setup with a proper text entry screen, matching the PGN entry flow.
Improved Nearby local multiplayer startup with better Bluetooth and Local Network handling, clearer recovery messages, and more reliable retry behaviour.
Polished the game and setup screens, including cleaner move controls, aligned captured-piece rows, and a simpler Play button style. 1.2.82 May 29 - Minor tweaks to improve easy square clicking on small screens
- More immediate haptic feedback when making a move
- Keep screen undimmed when timers are active in game 1.2.67 May 24 Major upgrade! Version 1.2.64 is the first release since I did a complete rewrite in Swift (the native iOS language), with features requested by the community such as board editing and rotating classic pieces, enjoy!

Choose between symmetrical pieces or traditional chess pieces that rotate (or not). Edit board position and play from a custom starting position. Classic Games in Library with ability to play from any position. More efficient and stronger chess engine. Position Editor and ability to save positions into your library and play from those positions. Preview / beta of "nearby" mode where you can play people with devices near to you with Two Player Chess installed. 1.2.64 May 21 Two Player Chess v1.1.97 (build 203 - paid/full) https://twoplayerchess.com

New features based on feedback via email (thank you!)

- 60 minute timer option added
- Infinite time added. This disables the timer. Note: it is also possible to use this with asymmetric timer mode so one player has a timer and the other does not. 1.1.97 12/22/2020 Two Player Chess v1.1.95 (build 201 - paid/full) https://twoplayerchess.com

New features based on feedback in app store reviews (thank you!):

- Ability to disable sound effects in settings
- Ability to show PGN (annotations) during the game 1.1.95 12/10/2020 Version 1.1.91 of Two Player Chess (2P Chess) for iOS https://twoplayerchess.com

Minor UI tweaks and code refactoring 1.1.91 11/12/2020 Two Player Chess (2P Chess) for iOS full version v1.1.88. https://twoplayerchess.com

Minor performance optimisations and refactoring of chess engine (AI) to prepare for additional personalities. 1.1.88 11/08/2020 Two Player Chess Basic version p1.1.85 for iOS https://twoplayerchess.com/

This release contains a stability fix related to iOS devices, with a newly-implemented sound service.

Enjoy! 1.1.85 10/30/2020 Two Player Chess Full Edition version 1.1.82 for iOS. https://twoplayerchess.com

- stability fixes related to suspend/resume
- UI: think animation working in review mode
- UI: changed order of AI personalities so AI - Easy is first 1.1.82 10/23/2020 1.1.80 (186)

- General stability fixes
- Fix for crash on iOS related to device sleeping
- Introduction of AI Easy personality
- UI Improvements
- AI uses stronger/deeper opening book
- AI bug fixes related to short time limits
- Prompt to review game in appstore after 10/30/50 games
- Ability to build free version with ads from same codebase (no ads in this release as it is paid version) 1.1.80 10/10/2020 1.0.80 09/04/2020