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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.
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Donovan Lucibello
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.
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A Google user
Overall, pretty good. The easy ones are usually quite easy (for me) and the hard ones are usually at least a little challenging, although that is a bit uneven. When the puzzle is said to be a "mate in X moves" I frequently find that it takes fewer moves. And that is accounting for useless piece sacrifices that are only delaying the inevitable. I would learn more if I could try alternative moves by the opponent when I make the "right" move. I wanted to complete this, but I am out of space.
28 people found this review helpful