Reviews of Rival Chess - Offline Chess

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List of user reviews and ratings for Rival Chess - Offline Chess

Total ratings

3.40 (Rating count: 448)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Rival Chess for its good and distinct chess engine, fun gameplay, and challenging advanced levels. However, recurring issues include app instability with crashes and freezes, especially upon winning or pawn promotion, repeated patterns in computer vs computer mode, and concerns about the engine's fairness and strength. Some users also report unexpected game terminations when pawns reach promotion. While the app offers enjoyable features, multiple users highlight these bugs and gameplay issues as significant drawbacks.

Pros

The app has a good and distinct chess engine compared to other apps.
Multiple users find the app fun and enjoyable to play.
Some users find the app challenging at higher levels, with level 24 estimated around Elo 2400.
The app supports computer vs computer mode, allowing observation of games.

Cons

App is buggy and tends to freeze or crash, especially in winning positions or after pawn promotion.
Users report repeated game patterns in computer vs computer mode, leading to a lack of variety.
Some users feel the engine is not strong enough as they can beat the CPU at higher levels.
There are complaints about perceived cheating or illegal moves by the engine in some games.
The game unexpectedly stops or automatically ends when a pawn reaches the opponent's edge cell (promotion), causing frustration.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 3.40

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14% (3)

Date	Author	Comment
2022-08-16	Ja*****	Add more level please
Add more level please
2022-02-07	Ol*****	Good app, different for another chess app & level 24 can be elo 2400
Good app, different for another chess app & level 24 can be elo 2400