Chess King - Learn to Play

Chess King

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About this game

Chess King - Learn to Play: your personal coach in your pocket

Want to master chess or take your game to the next level? Chess King is a comprehensive learning platform for players of all levels: from beginners making their first moves to experienced chess players looking to hone their tactics and strategy.

The app acts like an experienced mentor: it offers structured courses, provides hints when you make mistakes, explains correct solutions and shows rebuttals to incorrect moves. You don’t just solve puzzles — you understand the logic behind every decision.

Program advantages:

♔ More than 100 courses to choose from: pick the one that suits you best!
♔ University mode: master the material step by step and watch your skills improve. This mode is perfect for those who want to learn systematically using a ready‑made curriculum.
♔ High‑quality puzzles: each puzzle has been verified for accuracy. You need to find all the key moves intended by the author, taking into account possible alternatives in response to your opponent’s moves.
♔ Smart assistant: the app will show you why a move was unsuccessful and how your opponent could have responded. If you get stuck, you can play out the move against the computer.
♔ Interactive theoretical lessons: you can not only read the lesson texts but also make moves on the board and independently analyse unclear points with the computer’s help.
♔ Position analysis: any position from practical puzzles and theoretical lessons can be analysed using the built‑in chess engine.
♔ Tactics development: special exercises and courses on chess tactics, including versions adapted for children.
♔ Opening study: train with the opening trainer, explore the opening tree and consolidate your understanding of the early stages of the game.
♔ Level assessment: take a short test and the app will determine your current level for any of the University programs — so you can start learning from the right place right away.
♔ Play anywhere: train offline — you only need an internet connection to sync data and download new courses.
♔ Progress tracking: monitor your performance in the statistics section — the app saves your rating history and daily task load.
♔ Daily goal reminder: choose a comfortable daily number of puzzles and get a reminder to train at a convenient time.
♔ Unified account: link your free Chess King account and continue learning on other devices (Android, iOS, macOS, Web) without losing progress or access to purchased courses.
♔ Tablet support: the interface is optimised for large screens.

Each course includes a free part — try out the methodology, assess the difficulty of the exercises and verify the quality of the material before purchasing.

You can purchase courses individually or subscribe for access to an expanded set of programs for a selected period.

Courses available in the program:
♔ Learn Chess: From Beginner to Club Player
♔ Chess Strategy & Tactics
♔ Chess Tactics Art
♔ Manual of Chess Combinations
♔ Chess Tactics for Beginners
♔ Advanced Defense
♔ Chess Strategy
♔ Total Chess Endgames
♔ CT-ART. Chess Mate Theory
♔ Chess Middlegame
♔ CT-ART 4.0 (Chess Tactics 1200-2400 ELO)
♔ Mate in 1, 2, 3-4
♔ Elementary Chess Tactics
♔ Chess Opening Blunders
♔ Chess Endings for Beginners
♔ Chess Opening Lab (1400-2000)
♔ Chess Endgame Studies
♔ Capturing Pieces
♔ Chess Tactics in Sicilian Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in French Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in Caro-Kann Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in Grünfeld Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in Scandinavian Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in King's Indian Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in Open Games
♔ Chess Tactics in Slav Defense
♔ Chess Tactics in Volga Gambit
♔ Bobby Fischer
♔ Magnus Carlsen
♔ Mikhail Tal
♔ Garry Kasparov
♔ Viswanathan Anand
♔ Vladimir Kramnik
♔ Alexander Alekhine
♔ Mikhail Botvinnik
♔ Emanuel Lasker
♔ Jose Raul Capablanca
♔ Wilhelm Steinitz
♔ Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations by Chess Informant
♔ And many more...

Ratings and reviews

Awesome app for learning all things chess! Even got the yearly sub, no regrets! The app has a bug or two, but nothing big. The only thing I have a hard time with is the order the automation goes through the lines. I know it's just reading the theory section, but it goes through all the "or, and, but not" lines before showing you the actual main line. I know it would mean having to create separate automation and theory annotations for each lesson, but it would be so much easier to follow IMHO!!!

The app is divided between theory (reading) and practice (solving board positions) but they're separate. It's not always clear what the relationship is. One puzzle in practice asks me to "find the best continuance". That term has not been explained. There's no link to the 'theory' section that is relevant to this exercise, or even a glossary. If you make a wrong move, arrows and shapes of many colors appear, but aren't explained. I find the teaching style confusing and largely unhelpful.

A very good chess app for learning the game and playing against the engine. The amount of courses available is impressive. Anyone can find a course or courses to improve their game. I recommend it highly. Puzzles reinforce the lessons being highlighted. Check it out. I did not upgrade to the paid version; but there is much available free content. The upgrade cost is quite reasonable if one would like it.

What’s new

* Added level check in the University, you may now determine your level for each curriculum
* Added "Weaken the engine" option; engine will make errors when the option is enabled, so you may find refutations and catch him, if you like
* Fixed engine error issues
* Various bug fixes and performance improvements