7.2.2
2024-04-05
Aloha, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
You would not believe what you’ll find in our latest update! One of our biggest yet!
- New Bots! Play our new Zoo Bots, from Shelley the Shark to Tiki the Tiger!
- Lessons have been redesigned to make them even more fun and engaging! Follow the map to Level up!
- Even more languages!
- Bug Squishes!
If you didn’t know, our latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly sign in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
7.2.1
2024-03-27
Aloha, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
You would not believe what you’ll find in our latest update! One of our biggest yet!
- New Bots! Play our new Zoo Bots, from Shelley the Shark to Tiki the Tiger!
- Lessons have been redesigned to make them even more fun and engaging! Follow the map to Level up!
- Even more languages!
- Bug Squishes!
If you didn’t know, our latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly sign in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
7.2
2024-03-19
Aloha, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
You would not believe what you’ll find in our latest update! One of our biggest yet!
- New Bots! Play our new Zoo Bots, from Shelley the Shark to Tiki the Tiger!
- Lessons have been redesigned to make them even more fun and engaging! Follow the map to Level up!
- Even more languages!
- Bug Squishes!
If you didn’t know, our latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly sign in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
7.1
2024-02-28
Aloha, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
You would not believe what you’ll find in our latest update! One of our biggest yet!
- New Bots! Play our new Zoo Bots, from Shelley the Shark to Tiki the Tiger!
- Lessons have been redesigned to make them even more fun and engaging! Follow the map to Level up!
- Even more languages!
- Bug Squishes!
If you didn’t know, our latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly sign in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
7.0.6
2024-02-01
Aloha, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
You would not believe what you’ll find in our latest update! One of our biggest yet!
- New Bots! Play our new Zoo Bots, from Shelley the Shark to Tiki the Tiger!
- Lessons have been redesigned to make them even more fun and engaging! Follow the map to Level up!
- Even more languages!
- Bug Squishes!
If you didn’t know, our latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly sign in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
6.5.4
2023-11-02
Ahoy, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
We have some exciting new updates for you on the latest version; available on the app store!
- We have more ways to earn Stars!
- Activity Streaks! Stay active and keep your streak to earn cumulative Stars!
- More fun animations!
- Many UX Improvements for Bots & Puzzles!
- Our favorite! Bugs squashed for Puzzle & Bot Play!
Latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
6.5.3
2023-10-26
Ahoy, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
We have some exciting new updates for you on the latest version; available on the app store!
- We have more ways to earn Stars!
- Activity Streaks! Stay active and keep your streak to earn cumulative Stars!
- More fun animations!
- Many UX Improvements for Bots & Puzzles!
- Our favorite! Bugs squashed for Puzzle & Bot Play!
Latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
6.5.2
2023-09-11
Ahoy, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
We have some exciting new updates for you on the latest version; available on the app store!
- We have more ways to earn Stars!
- Activity Streaks! Stay active and keep your streak to earn cumulative Stars!
- More fun animations!
- Many UX Improvements for Bots & Puzzles!
- Our favorite! Bugs squashed for Puzzle & Bot Play!
Latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
6.5.1
2023-07-01
Ahoy, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
We have some exciting new updates for you on the latest version; available on the app store!
- We have more ways to earn Stars!
- Activity Streaks! Stay active and keep your streak to earn cumulative Stars!
- More fun animations!
- Many UX Improvements for Bots & Puzzles!
- Our favorite! Bugs squashed for Puzzle & Bot Play!
Latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
6.5
2023-06-26
Ahoy, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!
We have some exciting new updates for you on the latest version; available on the app store!
- We have more ways to earn Stars!
- Activity Streaks! Stay active and keep your streak to earn cumulative Stars!
- More fun animations!
- Many UX Improvements for Bots & Puzzles!
- Our favorite! Bugs squashed for Puzzle & Bot Play!
Latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
6.4.4
2023-04-21
Hello Chess kids and parents around the world!
Here are our latest updates.
Daily Quests. Earn stars by finishing a quest everyday!
Offline play. Now you can still enjoy our wonderful bots without being connected to the Internet. Woot!
Puzzles. Now it's easier to understand your puzzle rating progress.
Apple sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
We've also squashed a lot of bugs that many of you told us about.
As always, thank you for all of your amazing support!
6.4.3
2023-04-19
Hello Chess kids and parents around the world!
Here are our latest updates.
Daily Quests. Earn stars by finishing a quest everyday!
Offline play. Now you can still enjoy our wonderful bots without being connected to the Internet. Woot!
Puzzles. Now it's easier to understand your puzzle rating progress.
Apple sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
We've also squashed a lot of bugs that many of you told us about.
As always, thank you for all of your amazing support!
6.4.2
2023-03-31
Hello Chess kids and parents around the world!
Here are our latest updates.
Daily Quests. Earn stars by finishing a quest everyday!
Offline play. Now you can still enjoy our wonderful bots without being connected to the Internet. Woot!
Puzzles. Now it's easier to understand your puzzle rating progress.
Apple sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
We've also squashed a lot of bugs that many of you told us about.
As always, thank you for all of your amazing support!
6.4.1
2023-03-21
Hello Chess kids and parents around the world!
Here are our latest updates.
Daily Quests. Earn stars by finishing a quest everyday!
Offline play. Now you can still enjoy our wonderful bots without being connected to the Internet. Woot!
Puzzles. Now it's easier to understand your puzzle rating progress.
Apple sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
We've also squashed a lot of bugs that many of you told us about.
As always, thank you for all of your amazing support!
6.4
2023-03-20
Hello Chess kids and parents around the world!
Here are our latest updates.
Daily Quests. Earn stars by finishing a quest everyday!
Offline play. Now you can still enjoy our wonderful bots without being connected to the Internet. Woot!
Puzzles. Now it's easier to understand your puzzle rating progress.
Apple sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
We've also squashed a lot of bugs that many of you told us about.
As always, thank you for all of your amazing support!
6.3.1
2022-12-08
Hello Chess Friends!
ChessKid is going international! Our goal is to give you the best chess content in the world. We are pleased to announce that ChessKid is now available in the following languages: French, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Lithuanian and German. Now you can play against more opponents in other parts of the globe!
We have also made some minor cosmetic changes and continue to destroy bugs. We’re proud to accompany on your chess journey. Thank you for your continued support.
6.2.1
2022-10-10
We're proud to announce several exciting features!
- Clubs. Create your very own chess club!
- Invite friends. We've made it easier for you to share ChessKid and invite your friends to play in the app.
- Pass & Play. This means that you and an opponent can take turns playing on the same device! Perfect for when you don't have a real chess set with you.
- Improved push notification for friends and slow games.
6.2
2022-10-02
We're proud to announce several exciting features!
- Clubs. Create your very own chess club!
- Invite friends. We've made it easier for you to share ChessKid and invite your friends to play in the app.
- Pass & Play. This means that you and an opponent can take turns playing on the same device! Perfect for when you don't have a real chess set with you.
- Improved push notification for friends and slow games.
6.1.3
2022-07-04
Hey ChessKids!
Thanks to your feedback, we're getting better and better! Here's the the latest:
Enjoy the silky smooth redesign of our Play vs. Bots screen!
Chess celebrities! Test yourself against 6-year old Funmaster Mike or Woman's International Master Ivette Garcia!
Updated chess engine. This will make the experience against bots and celebrities feel a bit more authentic.
Additionally, we've added the ability to delete your account in accordance with Apple guidelines. And we've fixed several bugs to give you a more stable experience than ever.
More amazing features & updates are on the way. Thank you for making ChessKid the world's #1 app for scholastic chess!
6.1.2
2022-03-15
Hey ChessKids!
Thanks to your feedback, we're getting better and better! Here's the the latest:
Enjoy the silky smooth redesign of our Play vs. Bots screen!
Chess celebrities! Test yourself against 6-year old Funmaster Mike or Woman's International Master Ivette Garcia!
Updated chess engine. This will make the experience against bots and celebrities feel a bit more authentic.
Additionally, we've added the ability to delete your account in accordance with Apple guidelines. And we've fixed several bugs to give you a more stable experience than ever.
More amazing features & updates are on the way. Thank you for making ChessKid the world's #1 app for scholastic chess!
6.1.1
2022-03-09
Hey ChessKids!
Thanks to your feedback, we're getting better and better! Here's the the latest:
Enjoy the silky smooth redesign of our Play vs. Bots screen!
Chess celebrities! Test yourself against 6-year old Funmaster Mike or Woman's International Master Ivette Garcia!
Updated chess engine. This will make the experience against bots and celebrities feel a bit more authentic.
Additionally, we've added the ability to delete your account in accordance with Apple guidelines. And we've fixed several bugs to give you a more stable experience than ever.
More amazing features & updates are on the way. Thank you for making ChessKid the world's #1 app for scholastic chess!
6.1
2022-02-24
Hey ChessKids!
Thanks to your feedback, we're getting better and better! Here's the the latest:
Enjoy the silky smooth redesign of our Play vs. Bots screen!
Chess celebrities! Test yourself against 6-year old Funmaster Mike or Woman's International Master Ivette Garcia!
Updated chess engine. This will make the experience against bots and celebrities feel a bit more authentic.
Additionally, we've added the ability to delete your account in accordance with Apple guidelines. And we've fixed several bugs to give you a more stable experience than ever.
More amazing features & updates are on the way. Thank you for making ChessKid the world's #1 app for scholastic chess!
6.0
2021-09-21
Hello ChessKids, Parents, Coaches and Teachers!
We’re trying harder than ever to make chess fun, interesting and interactive. We’re proud to announce the following updates:
- Animations. To liven your experience, we’ve added more fun animation throughout the app!
- Connections. Now you can find and challenge your friends more easily than before.
- Profile Screen. See your stars and ratings for puzzles and games more easily. Edit your avatar at any time.
- Avatars. We added some animated avatars like ghosts, turkeys and unicorns!
As always, thank you for helping to make ChessKid the best place to learn and master chess!
4.1.2
2020-12-23
Dear ChessKids and parents,
We are bringing you a few fun updates just in time for the holidays!
*Holiday app icon.
*Fun new emojis that you can send in tournaments chat.
Enjoy!
4.1.1
2020-12-15
Dear ChessKids and Parents,
We continue to improve ChessKid, thanks in no small part to all of your amazing feedback! Thank you for your patience, as many of you expressed that Play vs. Bots was not working properly.
We’ve fixed it!
Other improvements we’ve made:
- Videos. Overall navigation improvements. Plus, you will LOVE new options like sorting by category or favorite author. Or visit FM Mike’s favorite videos!
- Modernized splash screen.
4.1
2020-12-08
Hello ChessKids (and parents)!
We’ve made a number of improvements to our latest version. Check out our latest improvements to Videos, where you can sort by your favorite author, topic or skill level! Plus you can see some of Funmaster Mike’s all time favorite videos.
We’ve also made a number of stability improvements, including fixing bugs related to accepting slow chess challenges.
We are thrilled that so many of you are enjoying ChessKid, and we hope to keep hearing from you!
4.0.1
2020-11-06
Hello ChessKids!
In this update we fixed lessons crashes and changed behavior for fast direct matches.
Thanks for being ChessKid users!
4.0
2020-10-27
Hello ChessKids!
You asked, and we’ve delivered. Tournaments are now here!
Compete in official ChessKid Club tournaments and battle against kids from all around the world. Tournaments happen everyday and cover global time zones. Chess is about sportsmanship. Tell your opponent “good move,” or give them a trophy!
We’ve updated our settings page to make it easier than ever to make your moves or automatically promote to a Queen. Customize your controls to suit your style of play.
New sounds! We’ve also added a modern version of our theme song and sprinkled newer, updated sounds throughout the app.
Coming up soon: brand new video player. Soon, videos will be easier to view and more fun than ever!
We always love getting feedback from our fans, and you’ll be proud to know that you truly influence what we do.
Thanks for being ChessKid users!
3.0.2
2020-09-29
Hello ChessKids!
In this update, we’ve fixed some crashes related to Play vs. Bot. Animations are now working smoothly, too.
All of the great Lessons and Puzzles you’ve come to expect with new articles and video content added weekly.
Many of you have asked for Tournaments, and that’s coming soon! We love getting helpful feedback from you, so please keep it coming.
3.0.1
2020-09-26
Hello ChessKids!
In this update, we’ve fixed some crashes related to Play vs. Bot. Animations are now working smoothly, too.
All of the great Lessons and Puzzles you’ve come to expect with new articles and video content added weekly.
Many of you have asked for Tournaments, and that’s coming soon! We love getting helpful feedback from you, so please keep it coming.
3.0
2020-08-29
Hello ChessKids! In this update we added a completely new, fun design on the app's Play/Home screen!
It is easier to start new games & keep track of ongoing games.
We added 2 new daily features:
* Spin the Wheel - Make chess a daily habit. Just spin and earn stars!
* Daily Tip Video - Find FunMasterMike's video Tip of the Day at the bottom of the Home page.
We’ve added an easy-to-access message inbox with new features.
Finally, we’ve fixed many bugs & added performance improvements.
You can now easily rate us within the app, let us know what you think!
2.6.6
2020-05-27
Hey ChessKids! This new version fixes many bugs, including some nasty ones that were causing crashes. Sorry about that! In addition to more stability, this app also has higher quality sound effects and improved Bot animations! We hope you love it. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the App Store. (It helps more people find out about ChessKid!) Be well - and enjoy your chess!
2.6.5
2020-05-12
Hey ChessKids, parents, and coaches! Today’s new build fixes some bugs and adds small improvements. You can now upgrade to Gold right from the app too, without needing to visit the ChessKid website. We hope you love the new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star rating or review on the App Store. (It helps more people find out about ChessKid!) Thank you! Stay safe and enjoy your chess!
2.5.7
2020-01-02
Hey Chess-Kids, parents, and coaches! Here's a fresh new version of ChessKid to play with! Here's what's new...
- Brand-new tab design
- Pop-ups show what's happening if you disconnect and are reconnecting
- Scrolling added to Play and Lessons features on iPad
- Fixed a bug with avatars that was affecting new accounts
- Minor bug-fixes and improvements
If you enjoy this new version, please consider giving the app a fresh, 5-star rating or review... It really helps us out! Thank you!
2.4.27
2019-09-03
Hey, chess-fans! We’ve fixed some bugs and made improvements to Lessons so that they work better and look better on all devices. We also tweaked the strength of a few of the lower-ranked Bots, as they were a bit too tough!
We hope you love this new version of ChessKid! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or leaving a review. It really helps us out! Thank you.
2.4.22
2019-05-09
• Lesson Fixes
• Theme Songs for Robot Play!
• Other Bug Fixes & Improvements