Halfchess — PressKit — 2020
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2 min readAug 16, 2017
This is a press-kit for Halfchess.
- App video
- Background Story
- Media coverage
- Talks
- App Links
- Social Media Presence
- iOS Screenshots
- Android Screenshots
- New Rules
- Logos
App Video
Background Story
Media Coverage
- YourStory on 18th Aug, 2017 wrote,“Half Chess aims to be the T-20 version of chess and force more exciting endgames.”
- The Better India on 19th Aug, 2017 wrote,“With a Smaller Board and New Pieces, This Chess Game Is Anything but Slow!”
Talks
- At London node users group in Jan, 2018, titled “My experiments with Chess” (on youtube)
App Links
Website: https://halfchess.com
iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/half-chess/id1182813218?ls=1&mt=8
Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flipflopapp.halfchess
Social Media Presence
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playhalfchess/
- Medium blog: https://medium.com/halfchess
- We also run an invite only whatsapp page: the invitation form https://goo.gl/forms/IY9eXNT1OCUqh33P2
iOS Screenshots (TBD)
To be done … Teacher mode and Two player mode
Android Screenshots (TBD)
To be done… AI mode and Two player mode
New Rules
- No casteling
- Stalemate is same as checkmate
- Pawn always promotes to queen