Chess - Play & Learn

Chess - Play & Learn


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4.3.6for iPhone, iPad and more
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Chess.com
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284.1 MB
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Mar 25, 2024
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About Chess - Play & Learn

Play chess online with over 120 million players from around the world!

Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, شطرنج, scacchi, schach, șah, šachy, şahmat… no matter the language, no matter the name, it's known as the best strategy game in the world

Enjoy free unlimited 3d chess games and improve your chess rating with 500,000+ tactics puzzles, interactive lessons and videos, and over 100 powerful computer opponents. Unlock your inner chess master today!

PLAY CHESS ONLINE FOR FREE:
- 2-player chess mode completely free to enjoy with your friends
- Meet new friends and chat while you play
- Join tournaments with thousands of other players online
- Play games in real-time from one minute per game to 30 minutes or longer
- Play daily correspondence online chess online for low-pressure games on your own schedule
- Try all these exciting chess variants in our app: Chess960 (Fischer-Random), Puzzle Rush, Puzzle Battle or blindfold chesse…
- Enjoy also other chess variants: bullet chess, 3-check, king of the hill, crazyhouse, doubles (bughouse), fog of war & more…

CHESS TACTICS & CHESS PUZZLES:
- Enjoy 500,000+ unique chess puzzles
- Rated mode automatically adjusts to your skill level to help you improve
- Race the clock to beat your high score in Puzzle Rush
- Practice puzzles with specific themes in learning mode (Mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3, perpetual check, endgames, pin, fork, skewer, sacrifice, etc.)

CHESS LESSONS:
- Hundreds of quality chess lessons and chess videos made by masters (learn all the chess moves and practice your skills with chess problems).
- Interactive chess training tutorials with tips and recommendations
- Learn chess rules and strategies in a step-by-step lesson plan (opening, middlegame, and endgame)

PLAY CHESS ONLINE AGAINST THE COMPUTER:
- Choose the level of computer opponent you want to play
- Analyze your chess games to see where you went wrong and how you can improve
- See the toughest opponent you can beat!

CHESS COMMUNITY:
- Join a community of more than 120 million online chess players
- More than 20 million chess games played each day
- Meet players of all levels from beginner to grandmaster
- Compete to get your own rating in the online chess leaderboards and join the best players.
- Watch the most popular chess superstars with millions of followers. Hikaru, GothamChess, Botez, Magnus and more!

... and MUCH MORE:
- Play chess games offline against the computer
- Articles by the best authors, coaches, and chess trainers
- Develop an unbeatable opening repertoire with the opening explorer (Queen´s Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, etc.)
- Offline chess with your friends
- Send messages and challenge your play chess with friends to a free chess game
- Choose from 20+ board themes, 2D & 3D chess pieces, and backgrounds
- Get in-depth performance stats about your games, puzzles and lessons
- Enjoy the most active community forums anywhere

Playing chess online has never been so easy!

Chess is the most popular game of all time! And Chess.com is the #1 place to play online with your friends and other players from all over the world or play chess offline whenever you want!

Please share your suggestions and comments with us. Our support team is happy to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

ABOUT CHESS.COM:
Chess.com is created by chess players and people who love chess!
Terms of Use: https://www.chess.com/legal/user-agreement
Team: http://www.chess.com/about
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chess
Twitter: http://twitter.com/chesscom
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wwwchesscom
TwitchTV: http://www.twitch.com/chess
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.3.6

Last updated on Mar 25, 2024
Old Versions
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
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Version History
4.3.6
Mar 25, 2024
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
4.3.5
Mar 18, 2024
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
4.3.4
Mar 11, 2024
Hey chess-fans!

Today’s new version fixes bugs and adds a couple of small improvements as well. For example…

- We fixes an issue that sometimes caused players to lose by abandonment when attempting to reconnect after an interruption.
- When you decide to Rematch vs a Bot, you’ll play the same color as in the previous game.

We hope you love this new version. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out!

Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.3.3
Mar 5, 2024
Hey chess-lovers! Today’s new version has some nice new features and fixes...

- Get optional training tips from a friendly Coach (coming soon)
- We also fixed a couple of crashes that showed up in our last release.

We hope you love playing and learning with the app! If you do, please consider giving this version a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It helps us a lot! Thank you so much - and enjoy your chess!
4.3.2
Feb 26, 2024
Hey chess-lovers! Today’s new version has some nice new features and fixes...

- Please note we have changed board behavior to help avoid accidental castling: Tapping the King and then the Rook will now simply unselect the King.
- It is now possible to join a Tournament after it has started!
- Get optional training tips from a friendly Coach (coming soon)
- We also fixed a couple of crashes that showed up in our last release.

We hope you love playing and learning with the app! If you do, please consider giving this version a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It helps us a lot! Thank you so much - and enjoy your chess!
4.3.1
Feb 19, 2024
Hey chess-lovers! Today’s new build fixes a number of quality issues - including a fix that makes pre-moving more efficient in Live games!

We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out!

Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.3.0
Feb 12, 2024
Hey chess friends! To ensure that we can keep innovating and delivering the best chess experience possible, we have decided to limit support for new versions to iOS 15 and later. Players on older versions may continue to enjoy our 4.2.25 version for the time being. Thank you for your understanding, and enjoy your chess!
4.2.25
Feb 5, 2024
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
4.2.24
Jan 29, 2024
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
4.2.23
Jan 21, 2024
Hey chess fans! This new version removes a couple of crashes discovered recently, and fixes a few bugs too! The most recent News stories are now properly emphasized, for example.

We also made some helpful improvements to the app’s Accessibility:

- Added support for the phonetic alphabet when VoiceOver reads squares and moves
- Fixed a bug in which VoiceOver would sometimes miss successive captures on the same square
- Switches in the app’s Settings now have better interactivity

We hope you love this new version. If so, please consider giving it a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. It really helps! As always, thank you so much - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.22
Jan 15, 2024
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
4.2.21
Jan 12, 2024
Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you.
4.2.20
Jan 7, 2024
Hey chess fans! This new version fixes a crash seen when trying to launch the app on older versions of iOS. (Sorry about that!) Enjoy your chess!
4.2.19
Jan 5, 2024
Hey chess lovers! Today's new version fixes some bugs - including a crash affecting the Arena standings screen - and adds a few small improvements to the Messages feature. We hope you like it! Thanks - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.18
Dec 27, 2023
Hi chess fans! Today’s new version brings improvements for the Year in Chess feature. We hope you enjoy looking back on your best chess highlights of ’23!

If you love playing with this new version, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you so much - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.17
Dec 21, 2023
Greetings chess fans! Today's new version fixes bugs and makes small improvements!

- Improved playback performance when listening to audio from other apps
- Fixed some rare crashes when playing audio
- Find your Messages, along with a new "unread" badge, on the "More" tab now
- Added some new Notification settings

We hope you love this new version! If so, please consider taking a moment to give the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out!

Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.16
Dec 15, 2023
Hey chess fans! Today’s new version will showcase your 2023 Year in Chess!... (Coming soon!)
4.2.15
Dec 4, 2023
Hey chess fans! Today’s update fixes a few bugs and brings official support for iOS 17. Also, you can now get notifications whenever you receive a new message!

We really hope you enjoy this new version. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It’s very helpful!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.14
Nov 23, 2023
Hey chess fans! Today's update fixes a crash that occurs while playing audio from other apps - mostly affecting older versions of iOS. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.13
Nov 21, 2023
Greetings chess lovers! Today’s update is rich with bug-fixes and quality improvements throughout the app:

- We fixed a crash that often affected users of iOS 12 and lower (as well as a few other crashing issues that were harder to reproduce)
- We fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the Apple Watch app to stop working
- Improved clarity of several in-app messages
- Addressed some display/data issues in Game Over pop-ups
- Patched up a few memory leaks

We are confident you’ll find this new version a pleasure to use! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. It’s very helpful to us!

Thanks as always - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.12
Nov 8, 2023
Hey chess fans! This update improves overall stability and includes a few small UI improvements as well. In Daily Chess, you can now tap on the game clock to see how much Vacation time a player has left (when they are on Vacation).

We hope you enjoy this new version! If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps! Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.11
Oct 27, 2023
Hey chess fans! This update fixes a very rare bug that could cause players to be matched with opponents outside of their preferred rating range.

We hope you enjoy this new version! If so, please do consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It helps us a lot! Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.10
Oct 23, 2023
Hey chess fans! Today’s new build includes lots of small improvements and fixes, including nicer sound effects for our Arena events, and easier navigation when viewing Events. We hope you love it!

If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps! Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.9
Oct 11, 2023
Hey chess fans! This new version has several improvements and bug-fixes. For instance, we fixed a bug that could cause clocks to freeze during tournament games, and addressed an issue with the quality of advice given by Analysis in certain positions.

We hope you enjoy playing and learning with this new version! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. (It helps a lot!)

Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.8
Sep 25, 2023
Hey, chess lovers! This spiffy new version corrects minor bugs and adds some nice improvements to the interface. For instance, the Friend List screen has been refreshed - and now displays all your friends' flair too!

We hope you love playing and learning with this app. If so, please consider giving it a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us!

Thank you - and enjoy your chess!

Chess - Play & Learn FAQ

Chess - Play & Learn is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
Chess - Play & Learn supports English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kabyle, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Singhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese
Chess - Play & Learn contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Diamond Membership
$16.99
Gold Membership
$4.99
Diamond Membership
$14.99
Platinum Membership
$6.99
Gold Membership
$6.99
Platinum Membership
$10.99
Diamond Membership
$119.99
Gold Membership
$29.99
Diamond Membership
$99.99
Platinum Membership
$49.99
Click here to learn how to download Chess - Play & Learn in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Chess - Play & Learn.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 4.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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