![]() The text size can be customised, you can flip the board so that Black is at the bottom, and so on. You can also (lightly!) tap a move in the text to jump to that position. The various navigation buttons provide the facility to step through the moves or choose between variations. Here’s what the app looks like in operation: Many chess publishers have gone for a third-party solution for app development, but at Gambit Publications we have preferred to develop the app ourselves, in conjunction with a German software company. This type of e-book allows the reader to play over the moves and may provide additional functionality. The second type of chess e-book is app-based and runs on mobile devices based on either Apple’s iOS (iPad and iPhone) or Google’s Android (which runs on many tablets and smartphones). For chess publications, it has the convenience of being able to store a whole chess library on a small device – but of course it’s just an e-book reader and you can’t play over the moves. One advantage of Amazon’s system is that it is available either as a dedicated hardware device, or as a software application which can run on virtually anything, from Apple’s iPad and iPhone to Android devices to PCs. Initially, other companies made an effort to compete with Amazon by developing their own readers, but they have been crushed by the Amazon juggernaut and most have given up, leaving Amazon with the market more or less to itself. The market for non-chess e-books is totally dominated by Amazon’s range of Kindle e-book readers. There are two main types of chess e-book – those which are simply the text of the book in an electronic format, and those which add additional functionality, typically the ability to play over the moves in the book on the screen. One of the dominant trends in chess publishing over the last few years has been the growth in e-books. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > The ultimate chess experience every day, Pla圜 welcomes 20,000 chess players from all around the world – from beginner to grandmaster.Memorize it easily move by move by playing against the variation trainer. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Learn openings the right way! Build and maintain your repertoire.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Real Fun against a Chess Program! Play, analyze and train online against Fritz.Top authors like Daniel King, Lawrence Trent and Rustam Kasimdzhanov Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Thousands of hours of high class video training. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Sac, sac, mate! Solve tactical positions of your playing strength.Store your games, training material and opening repertoire in the cloud. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > My Games – Access your games from everywhere. ![]()
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