following the Norway Chess super GMs on mobiles and tablets

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Paolo Casaschi
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following the Norway Chess super GMs on mobiles and tablets

Post by Paolo Casaschi » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:34 pm

Hello,

if you are interested in following the upcoming Norway Chess super GM event on an iOS/android phone/tablet, you might want to try my new web application.
In order to install the web application on your device, open the web browser (safari on iOS, chrome on android) of your phone/tablet to this installation URL and follow the instructions:
http://pgn4web-test.casaschi.net/lga-NC.php?install

The install page has a link to a detailed wiki page about the features and options of the application.

Key features:
- clear fullscreen chessboard view with uncluttered presentation
- broadcast of live games and memory of previous rounds for later review
- offline support for browsing games even without Internet connection (e.g. when travelling on the underground)
- touch gestures to switch games and replay moves
- analysis board for exploring variations, including engine evaluation

Note the following is not available:
- live commentaries: the web application is not linked to any of the live commentaries websites, only the moves are relayed, no audio/video commentary

The tournament features Carlsen, Aronian, Kramnik and other top super GMs. Games are played at 15:30 European Time (14:30 UK time), from June 3rd to 13th (rest days on the 6th and 11th). The web application will only broadcast the main event, other side events will not be shown.

This live broadcast is setup as a test for the new application, any feedback is welcome about the application functionality and usability; please send your feedback to pgn4web(at)casaschi.net

Please note, the web application will collect games updates from the Internet and will use your wifi connection or your mobile data connection; please use the application only when you are happy for your data connection to be used (for example, be careful with data usage when roaming abroad).

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Re: following the Norway Chess super GMs on mobiles and tabl

Post by Paolo Casaschi » Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:28 am

With the end of the tournament, the web application has been taken offline.
Thank you to the few that tried the web application and provided some feedback.