Chess Viewer
Chess Viewer version 2 now out and available at the App Store
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If you thought you were getting the best out of Everyman Chess products think again! Everyman Chess are delighted to be able to bring you the ChessViewer.
- THE most comprehensive pgn viewer available for your iPhone, iPod-Touch or iPad
- ALLOWS you to read all text, multiple variations and sub-variations
- ALLOWS you to play through all games
- GIVES you access to the Everyman Chess library
- EASY access to any pgn file online or offline, from any source
- ACCESS from your hard drive, from a web-page, email attachments or via a url
- FREE eBook chapters when you download the app
- CAN hold up to 3000 games
Starting Screen
When you launch your app you will see your book list, which will include the free samples provided by Everyman. Your Book list is categorised into two sections:
- Books which show eBooks customised by Everyman specifically for this app (including the samples)
- PGN files which show any pgn files you may have downloaded from the web or added from your hard drive
Buying New eBooks
- Press the 'Buy Books' button at the top to access the full Everyman Library where you can make an inApp Purchase. Any titles you buy will automatically appear in your booklist
Adding New eBooks to your Library
If you bought your eBook as an inApp purchase it should appear automatically in your book list. If you bought your eBook on the Everyman Chess website or a partner website then follow the instructions below.
Adding eBooks or Pgn Files to your Library via iTunes
iPhone 3G+ only + any iPad
- Go to iTunes and connect your iPad/iPhone
- Under DEVICES on the left hand side click on your device
- Now you see your device screen on the main section - click on 'Apps' (see below)
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen until you see File Sharing, the click on Chess Viewer and 'Add'
- Navigate to the place on your hard drive that you have saved the pgn file and select it
- Your file should now be in your eBook library
Adding Pgn Files by url
- Click the Add Pgn Files button and either type or paste a url there to get a file from the web (NOTE Zip files supported, such as those use on TWIC
Adding Pgn Files directly from Safari or Mail
- Using the 'Mail' or 'Safari' app, clicking on an an email attachment or link which is a pgn file should give you the option to 'Open in Chess Viewer'
Searching
This is a new feature of ChessViewer2.0: you can now search your pgn databases and eBooks by Player, Book Title or All Fields (e.g. by opening or ECO code). The system will start search as soon as you start typing.
Edit
You can delete files using this option
Settings
You can change your Board type (4 colour schemes)
Using an eBook or Pgn File
- eBooks - your eBooks will typically display the chapter list once you have pressed your selected book (see above). You can play through the moves and read the content for each chapter after you select it. On the iPad commentary and moves are displayed on the same screen whereas on the iPhone there is an extra screen for commentary which you can into and out of as you play through the moves and variations
- Pgn files - here the games list is displayed first and you select your desired game to play through. Any commentary available is also displayed as with the eBooks.
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