Name: Chess!
Rating: 4.1 (62 reviews)
Author: Strafe

Single or Multiplayer chess on one or two watches in the same room. Can you beat a watch chess app??

You've been wondering what to do on your rest days, now you know! You've been waiting to play chess on your wrist!

Please review so more people can find the app! If you have problems or suggestions please contact the developer directly so I can better assist you. Note the saved game does not affect the watch battery life, it simply uses a very small amount of storage.

Castling! To castle, either move the king two spaces to the side you want to castle, or move the king to the rook square. This alternative is needed in some cases of Chess960 when the pieces are not two spaces apart.

If you have watch to watch connection issues in the same room, try rebooting the watches.

Instructions
1. Start the "Chess" activity from your watch activity page (below activities list) or open the Chess Glance.
2. Select the type of game you want:
* Bot: You vs. the watch! Simple single ply chess engine. (Select difficulty first)
* Two Watches: Normal chess game with two people using two separate watches in the same room.
* Blind Two Watches: Blind chess game with another person on a different watch. Blind chess means you don't get to see your opponent's pieces.
* One Watch: A normal game of chess on a single watch.
3. For Two Watch games, start the same game type on both watches and then wait for the "Waiting for Connection" banner to go away.
4. Movement:
* Cycle through available moves with Up/Down keys (or swiping on some watches). This moves the blue highlight.
* Select a piece to move by pressing the Start key.
* Select the square to move to using the Up/Down keys. This moves the red highlight, and the piece animates to the destination square.
* Move the selected piece by pressing the Start key.
* To go back to piece selection mode, press the Back key.
* Selecting pieces and moving to squares also works by touching the display on watches that have a touch screen.
5. Exit the game by holding down the Up key to return to the Menu (or Menu key on some watches) or by double pressing the Back key.

Gameplay
Only valid moves are selectable. Note that blind chess can be confusing and you will find yourself thinking a move should be valid but the app knows where the pieces are and what the rules are so if you really really think it messed up, convince your opponent to show you their screen.
Pawn promotion always assumes Queen.

About Blind Chess
We used to play blind chess at family gatherings but it was notoriously hard to referee. Playing it on a watch brings back the joy and laughter we shared without the referee saying, "Oh, no! Go back three moves, I messed up!" Blind chess brings together players of all skill levels to use their sleuthing skills in combination with their basic chess knowledge.