Pulsar Chess Engine

Pulsar Chess Engine for PC and Mac

Published by Michael Adams on 2024-05-11

  • Compatibility: Available on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7 & MacOS 10, 11, 9.0
  • Category: Games
  • Licence: Free
  • Software version: 2.15
  • File size: 11.10 MB


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Pulsar Chess Engine Overview

What is Pulsar Chess Engine? The Pulsar Chess Engine is a mobile app that allows users to play Chess with multiple levels and six Chess variants. It values mobility and active positions in its gameplay and offers Crafty engine analysis for chess games. The app also logs all games played and offers additional game collections of classic and modern master games. Pulsar has levels of play from beginner to advanced and allows users to control the variant and difficulty. The app is accessible to the blind using Voice Over, a screen reader. Pulsar began as a chess program and later learned variants. It can also be used as a board for two people to play a game and have the app enforce move legality and results. Pulsar2009-b is used on all platforms, and users can get free binaries that run on different computer operating systems on clients that support the Winboard Protocol.


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Pulsar Chess Engine Features and Description

1. The Pulsar Chess Engine plays Chess with multiple levels and six Chess variants: Chess960, a form of shuffle chess, Crazyhouse, Loser's Chess, Atomic, Three Checks and Giveaway(also known as Suicide Chess).

2. This is to allow two people at same location to use the App as a board for a game and have the app enforce move legality and results for whatever variant is selected, such as a normal Chess game or a Variant.

3. Chess960, Three Checks and Crazyhouse are the more chess like variants that use more chess skill and adoptable to learn to play for anyone with chess interest.

4. The Pulsar Chess program was originally developed by me for computers starting in 1998 and came to mobile for the first time in 2014.

5. The time is more to handicap Pulsar's strength, but users will have a clock and can see if it's gone negative if they want to play the time control.

6. Pulsar began as a chess program and later learned variants.

7. If the game is a chess game, Crafty engine analysis is available.

8. In its chess play it values mobility and active positions.

9. There are choices of chess pieces and board color schemes.

10. There are also now additional game collections to get when users open their log file as well of classic and modern master games.

11. It defaults to Chess at Easy(lowest level) but remembers the current settings when the App restarts.



Pros:

  • - Works very well
  • - Straightforward interface
  • - Loads of useful features
  • - Unlocks example professional player classical games
  • - Includes Suicide Chess and Atomic Chess

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Installation Requirements

PC Compactibility/Requirements for Installation

Compactible OS list:
  1. Windows 11
  2. Windows 10
  3. Windows 8.1
  4. Windows 7
  5. Windows Vista

Requirements for MacOS Installation

Intel, 64-bit processor, OS X 10.7 or later.

Compactible OS list:
  1. macOS Ventura: 13.3
  2. macOS Monterey: 12.6.4
  3. macOS Big Sur: 11.7.5
  4. macOS Catalina: 10.15
  5. macOS Mojave: 10.14
  6. macOS High Sierra: 10.13

FAQs

Pulsar Chess Engine - Is it safe to download?

Yes. The app is 100 percent (100%) safe to download and Install. Our download links are from safe sources and are frequently virus scanned to protect you

Software Reviews and Criticism


  • By World's Foremost Expert

    No Frills, Great Features!

    Deceptively primitive at first glance, this is a really solid chess app, with loads of useful features, and a very straightforward interface. I got it specifically for the Chess 960 variant, but it quickly became my favorite out of several, and I'm still exploring and learning. Kudos to the developers for adding value to the internet!


  • By Snoozalotapus

    Great app. Exactly what I hoped existed now

    I didn't think I would find an app that could play crazyhouse, much less beat me. This is exactly what I was looking for. Great app. Now I don't have to bore myself playin regular chess on my cell phone!


  • By Some Book Guy

    Just don't get fooled

    This is only an app to play against. You cannot challenge another player, like for example "chess with friends". Who wants to play a computer all the time? On the up side FINALLY there is an app for suicide chess and atomic chess!


  • By Davidyom10

    Awesome sparring partner

    Im a regular chess player approx 1700 uscf and I find pulsars style of play on the lower levels quit amusing and challenging. Its really a great training tool for beginners + its free. The cons: a few bug here and there but if you e-mail the developer he is quick to respond and fixes up the issues. I gave it 5 stars because I find the app highly addicting. -David


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