By Daveytodd Inc.

Caesar’s Gambit

The Roman Chess Engine & Tactical Strategy Suite

Verde Antico marble squares, carved ivory against dark bronze, trimmed in gold - and underneath, a real Metal renderer. Tap the board and feel the carve. The Tiro will meet your first move.
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You move first. Ivory against bronze.

Tiro - Gladiator Trainee - Beginner

Every pawn is a legionary, each castle a citadel, and every king the empire itself.

The Roman Chess Engine & Tactical Strategy Suite

01 - From the workshop

Crafted, not generated

Every surface is deliberate. The stone has real veins, the pieces are carved and polished, and the Metal pipe beneath them gives true depth and light. The result is a board that feels like an heirloom, not software.

Verde Antico marble

A deep green marble board, hand-laid squares with fine veining in alternating greens, oiled to catch the light.

Ivory against bronze

White pieces carved from polished ivory, Black forged in dark bronze. Every edge trimmed in a fine line of gold.

Metal shading

A from-scratch Metal 2 pipeline casts real shadows and light. Orbit, pan, and look across the board as it stands before you.

02 - Native Apple architecture

One engine, four worlds

Written in pure Swift on a single codebase, rendered by a native Metal 2 pipeline. Begin a hand on the desktop, carry the campaign to the phone or tablet, and let it hover before your eyes in visionOS. The marble is the same marble wherever you sit.

Metal 2native renderer
Swiftpure codebase
macOScommand from the desk
iPadOScarry the campaign
iOSnever sit down
visionOSon the table before you
Metal 2shader pipeline
Swiftone codebase
8×8the whole board
∞variations ahead

03 - The suite

An engine for the whole board

Full chess engine

Complete rules from a clean position to the quiet endgame - castling, en passant, promotion, check, checkmate, and stalemate, judged by the engine itself.

Roman military tactics

Study the game through the campaigns that made Rome: the Centurion's Fork, the Legion Shield Wall, and the Praetorian Pins - each an earned lesson in tempo and control.

Real-time Metal 3D

The board rendered live with depth, light, and shadow. PBR-inspired shaders bring out the grain of the marble and the polish of the carve.

Centurion's Fork

One piece, two targets - the double attack, delivered in a single decisive blow.

Legion Shield Wall

Castle early, guard the king, and build the formation the legion marches behind.

Praetorian Pins

Hold a piece in place and let its own king keep it from the fight.

The legions are assembling

Be ready when the colosseum opens

A native Metal 2 and Swift chess engine for macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and visionOS. First word goes to those who ask. Send the news to whoever you would sit across the table from.

Tell the legions

Caesar’s Gambit - The Roman Chess Engine & Tactical Strategy Suite

Daveytodd Inc. - crafted in native Swift and Metal