Why Not ChessCube?

As you read through this blog, you might notice that I'm not so fond of Chesscube.



You know why? Because it's so full of Flash. And you know what Steve Jobs has to say about Flash:

• It is proprietary;


• It has security problems and is the number one cause for Mac crashes;


• Flash is a battery hog which doesn’t work well with mobile devices;


• Use HTML5 instead.

And if you have kept up with the news lately, Adobe has removed Flash for Android from Google Play.

Now, have you seen a Chesscube app in the iTunes App Store or Google Play? There's none, because they can't do it.

That's why I'm using an internet chess server like FICS for online play and Chess.com for correspondence chess.

World Chess Olympiad 2012 Android and iOS Apps

Great news! The 2012 Istanbul World Chess Olympiad now has an official mobile apps for both the Android and iOS platforms.

Basically, the following are available in the app:

• Results;


• News and Announcements;


• Schedule;


• Photo Gallery;


• Venue; and


• Contacts.

The official games start on Tuesday, 28th August 2012. We'll try our best to bring you here at ChessHive the results of our own Team Philippines.

You can grab your own copy of the app for free from the Google Play and/or the iTunes App Store.