Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

LR Studios

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About this game

Get better at chess with this large collection of chess puzzles for all levels!

This tactic trainer lets you practice in 3 different modes:
- Solve daily puzzles
- Solve offline puzzle packs
- Use the "Progress" mode to get random problems of your level and know your Elo rating

All puzzles are of a high quality and are guaranteed to have a unique solution. The difficulty ranges from beginner to advanced (2000+ Elo).

Other features:
- A free powerful engine to analyze the puzzles
- Level history
- Bookmark puzzles
- Several board themes
- Optimized for both phones and tablets
- A simple and clear interface

Ratings and reviews

The app has 6 daily of differing difficulty. You can ask for a hint if stuck. There is an engine where you can try out things you thought would work to see your error. The puzzles use various patterns, so you'll likely learn something. The puzzles aren't strictly puzzles (aka only one move that wins). Sometimes, 2+ win and you need to find the best move. This makes the puzzles feel different than real puzzles but in a good way. You feel more like you're playing a match due to this.

I really enjoy the bite sized chess lesson opportunities during the day. I always feel like I learn something new. Some of the puzzles are odd in the choices made on behalf of the opponent as clearly not the best tactical moves and so the feedback given to you of a "wrong" move is clearly a preference. Another thing feature that would make this superior would be to add rationale explanations for puzzles so that the learner can benefit from the overall strategy taught for proficiency/mastery.

What I like is that the puzzles seem hand-picked or perhaps hand-crafted. Occasionally this means there's a good move (one that wins +3 according to the engine) but there's a better one that wins the game much more convincingly (say +10). Those are situations where if you see a good move, you should look for a better one. It also means that you'll have a fulfilling ending to your puzzle (unlike lichess' puzzles that sometimes leave your thinking: now what?)

What’s new

- Multiple bugfixes