Real Chess 3D for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By nanano

  Very weak even at “hard” level

  It is visually a very pretty game. But at playing chess (which is the point after all), it is just awfully weak. It doesn’t seem to recognize some immediate threats like uncovered checks, etc. Playing against the lowest level of the weakest of my other Windows chess programs, like the now discontinued “Chess Deluxe” by Mastersoft --(which was good until El Capitan but doesn’t work under Sierra or High Sierra)— it loses, and fast (in 28 one-second moves!), even though playing at Real Chess 3D’s highest level (“Hard”). Chess Deluxe by Mastersoft should not be confused with the current “Chess Deluxe” being offered in the App Store which is an even more catastrophically weak game than this one. The sad realization is that very good computer chess programs for the Windows platform don’t seem to be as available as they used to be. The fabulous Chessmaster 9000 by Feral Interactive (or Ubisoft) barely runs anymore under High Sierra. It does have an unofficial version that fixes a screen display issue that surfaced in High Sierra, but its prospects for the future are bleak because there is no upgrade available and future OS X upgrades may break it for good. Makes me sad. The Windows needs excellent chess apps that keep up with the times and OS X upgrades. I haven’t run across any yet. For example, a Fritz-style version for the Windows would be great.

  
  
• By GB Fischer

  Easy to correct errors - if they'd just fix them

  Great graphics and machanics, however, the game does not folllow the rules of chess! It's as if whoever programmed it, never played chess. Stalemate by threefold repetition of piosition will not invoke the stalemate rule. Also, there's a great variance between easy, normal, and medium level, aside from the problem of the weird named levels. i mean, medium is normal. Right? Also, this game does not provide the ability to review the board after the game ends, which is an important learning tool. In addition, the game allows a selection of multiple opponents, yet, they all have the exact same style of play. It seems like if you when to the trouble of having multiple opponents, they'd all have their own style of play, like humans. I gave ths game a 1-sltar rating because it falls short due to those issues, which appear to be relatively easy fixess. With those corrections, this game would be a 5-star product!

  
  
• By JDJaffe

  Good with a Few Quirks

  Sometimes after the game, I like to "examine" the board....however, right after the game winning move by either player, a frost overlay screen sort of drops down and hides the board. So you can never really look at the game's finish and learn from it. The other quirk, is playing for a draw.....three repititions of the same move by your king, or your king surviving 50 moves to reach a draw does not trigger a draw.

  
  
• By teddybones

  Needs more skill levels

  This game is decent and would be great if it had more skill levels. Lowest level is rediculously easy and the next level is a quantum jump in dfficulty. I'm not a chess jock but would like to be challenged with a chance of winning. Also, it would be nice if it had multiple "take back moves" oppose to just one.

  
  

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