Halfchess - play chess faster
#225,192 of 718,701 by ratings on Apple · #56,389 of 124,806 in Games
First seen by this census 09/05/2026 — the store does not publish a creation date
Last updated 05/25/2022
Tracked since 09/05/2026
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Description
― Got busy? Yet love to play chess!
halfChess is for you -- played on half the board (easy fit on your phone) and lasts only 5 min (quick fun).
It unique features are:-
● New! 2-player games and a community
● 100+ stages to practice against AI on a smaller board
● Blind mode pieces disappear after 3 moves
Please feel free to reach out with any improvement requests or ideas.
― Deliberate Practice for End Games
150 stages of varying difficulty levels so you can practice valuable end game skills such as deep thinking, fast-thinking, pushing opponent pieces, and reducing their attach area.
― Improve Focus and Memory
Playing blind chess will help you sharpen memory and focusing skills.
In "blind mode", the chess pieces disappear after a few moves (as in the screenshot). It is not very difficult to play HalfChess in blind mode, because the pieces are shown once in every 5 moves.
― New rules to the age-old Chess
Chess has transformed for over a millennium, and yet new variants are developed every day. HalfChess variation has two new rules changes.
1. You stalemate your opponent, and you win (Not a draw)
2. No castling
― Notable achievements
HalfChess has reached till the 12th position at Pioneer.app global startup competition. We have also received media coverage from YourStory.com.
Website - https://halfchess.com
Support - flipflopapps@gmail.com
Twitter Me - @navalsaini
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