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True, that's what I've been working on the last few months. I've just returned from the launch party.JuLieN wrote:"Chess engine developed by Tord Romstad."
Few people play chess on PCs these days, and I'm afraid a PC version doesn't have a very high priority at the moment. An Android version may happen in the not too distant future, though.fern wrote:As always , no PC version.
ports are really that difficult? i dont understand why chrome cant run a lot of these things natively, but i guess thats neither here nor there.Tord Romstad wrote:Few people play chess on PCs these days, and I'm afraid a PC version doesn't have a very high priority at the moment. An Android version may happen in the not too distant future, though.fern wrote:As always , no PC version.
Cheater!JuLieN wrote:Hehe, sounds dirty.mwyoung wrote:I already have a app that lets me dumb down the computers play. I will play stockfish against the Magnus computer. To see if I can win a chance to play the real Magnus.
BTW, the "About This App" page says : "Chess engine developed by Tord Romstad."
7-years old Magnus just found a way to get perpetual check against distracted me...
It seems like a great app! Good to see you back doing chess engine programming. Looking forward to have it on the Android.Tord Romstad wrote:True, that's what I've been working on the last few months. I've just returned from the launch party.JuLieN wrote:"Chess engine developed by Tord Romstad."
Basically, the chess engine is a modified version of Glaurung (not Stockfish, since that wouldn't have been possible for copyright reasons) with some improvements and adjustments to make its style a little more similar to Magnus', and special opening libraries for each level, based on the games Magnus played around that age.
I have now installed the iPhone version on my iPad. Beat the 5 and 7 year old personalities and working my way up the ladder. The 10 year will most likely wipe the floor with me. 
Are there any plans to create an iPad version? I have not looked at the training modes yet. Still it looks fun. I plan on using this with my youngest son (Age 2) when I start teaching him to play chess. Thanks for sharing this.Congratulations!Tord Romstad wrote:True, that's what I've been working on the last few months. I've just returned from the launch party.JuLieN wrote:"Chess engine developed by Tord Romstad."
Basically, the chess engine is a modified version of Glaurung (not Stockfish, since that wouldn't have been possible for copyright reasons) with some improvements and adjustments to make its style a little more similar to Magnus', and special opening libraries for each level, based on the games Magnus played around that age.
I suspect though this might just be a marketing exaggeration..."Play Magnus" has so far cost more than three million dollars to develop, but is free to download from Apple's appstore.
- Most of these are one-time costs to develop chess engine behind the app, says Brandt.
Makes sense: that's how Carlsen can afford to give the app away for free.hgm wrote:What the article fails to point out is that Tord had to pay this M$ 3 himself, in terms of freely donated man hours.
