Your Move for iPad

I like to play chess and I like to watch chess. Your Move is the FICS interface that I wanted, but couldnt find on the iPad.

The design of the board is based on the green and white tournament and club sets that weve all played on. The pieces are original illustrations created for Your Move based on the old chess books weve all learned from. The clock is a simple digital display and the board itself and its highlights have a rich and subtle texture that you can play on for hours.

The Free Internet Chess Server is one of the oldest and biggest chess servers online. There is never any shortage of games to watch or people to play against. At any given time there are hundreds of games going on, all over the world, playing chess.

Connect as a guest or create a FICS account to track your game history and rating. A FICS account is not necessary, but will allow the server to keep track of your wins and losses and assign you a rating. After each game Your Move will post your rating to the global leaderboard, so you can see how you rate against the world.

Seek a game using your preferred settings or browse existing seeks to find a game using the "Sought" tab. You can even browse and challenge available players.

If you don’t feel like playing, you can observe games in play by players of all skill levels from Novice to Grand Master. Your Move lets you observe multiple games at once. Tap any game you want to watch from the list of games being played, and you will start observing it and receiving updates. Switch between games you are observing by swiping the board to the left or right. Alternately, you can unlock the board and allow the display to scroll to the last updated game.

Keep track of the games you are playing and watching in the "My Games" tab. During a game you can click on any move in the "History" panel to view that move. You can also chat with other chess players in the FICS chat room.

Your Move lets you publish your games online so they can be saved and shared with your friends.

NOTE Your Move does NOT have integrated AI. You can NOT play against a computer, and you can NOT play locally against another person. Your Move is strictly an FICS client.