Win a $15-worth account on Chess Battle

Dear readers, I am glad to tell you about an iPhone app a friend of mine has just released for iPhone and iPad, Chess Battle.
In a nutshell, this app lets you challenge other players on various Chess puzzles to see who is the quickest to solve them.
This small video explains how it works:

You can download the app at the following address.
Now, if you read this blog post, you can win a Master account on Chess Battle. The Master account lets you access 800 extra puzzles, who are the hardest to solve. Definitely a huge challenge for confirmed Chess Players!
Now to take a chance to win this Master account, all you have to do is to post the following message on twitter:
Happy to test the new #chessbattle app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBZMtRGMVB0 @chessbattle @dejanbojkov

The First App

According to Wikipedia an app is a software that causes the computer to perform useful tasks. It is also a software which runs on smartphones or other mobile devises.
The beauty of the new mobile world is that it gives you a chance to make better use of your free time. Whenever you travel for work or for pleasure you are spending time in various vehicles, precious time that you are mostly wasting.
It is no longer like that thanks to the new app culture. One can use his/her time more productively by learning new things.
A chess app is an idea too.
My first app pays a tribute to one of the most ingenious players ever- Paul Morphy. The way that he attacked his opponents revolutionized the game and brought it to the next level.
What was his secret?
You will find the answers in the app, and here is a bit of it:




You can download the app from here.

Learn to Play Chess App

We live in times where speed is everything. The flow of information is faster than ever before and this affects our beloved game of chess. New ideas are discovered, played and used by other chess player in days and sometimes in mere hours.
This might be extremely unpleasant for the creative part of the chess world.
On the other hand, technology widens the boundaries of the game.
More and more products help new people learn how to play chess from their homes or even vehicles while travelling back home.
The following app is one of those, it teaches
Piece and pawn moves, captures and special moves, checkmate and stalemate.




Players who have never tried the game of chess before can use it for free. People who are willing to give it a try can use the arrows on the app for changing the pages.
The creator Simon Louchart of France was kind to grant permission for anyone who wishes to learn something new and fun.