Calvin Chess Trainer

Calvin Chess Trainer

Board vision & notation drills

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Released
March 3, 2026
Updated
October 7, 2026

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Calvin Chess Trainer drills the skills that puzzles take for granted: seeing the whole board, and reading and finding squares and moves without thinking. Daily warm-up Five quick timed drills, about five minutes: find the checks, spot the loose pieces, find the forks, name squares from Black's side, then a mate in one. Vision • Find Checks: every check in a real game position • Find Captures: every capture on the board • Hanging Pieces: every undefended piece • Forks & Skewers: the squares that hit two targets • Knight Sight: every square a knight reaches • Knight Flight: the fewest moves to the target • Pawn Attack: slip past a wall of pawns • Mate in 1: 400 positions, one move to mate Notation • Squares: find the square, fast, from White's side or Black's • Files & Ranks: name every file and rank • Read Moves: read a move, then play it • Piece Letters: K, Q, R, B and N at a glance • Piece Values: which side comes out ahead? Opening Explorer Play through the openings with book moves, Stockfish hints and an evaluation bar. Practice your way • Practice at your own pace, or race the clock in timed rounds • Every drill remembers its setup, and Continue picks up where you left off • Results show the answers you missed • Personal bests, saved on your device • Squares and pieces spoken aloud as you play • Works offline No ads, no in-app purchases and no account. From Internut Education.
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What's New in Calvin Chess Trainer

1.7.0

October 7, 2026

Practice in silence: • A speaker button on the home screen and in every drill turns all sounds off, and back on • Calvin remembers your choice • Files & Ranks Explore now shows each name on the board, so it works without sound

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