# Chess: Checkmate Club — Play, Puzzle & Challenge

> Play, Puzzle & Challenge (iPhone/iPad app by ACKPlus Solutions Private Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-checkmate-club/id6763732106 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ACKPlus Solutions Private Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894434318)
- Category: Games, Sports, Board, Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 253 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-11
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Chess?

Chess: Checkmate Club is a complete chess app with a calm, premium design in dark and light. Play the computer, a friend on the same phone, or players around the world, then sharpen your game with puzzles, drills and reports that show how you are improving.

PLAY YOUR WAY

Play the computer: Stockfish at five levels, from your first game to a real challenge, with hints and undo when you need them.
Pass and Play: two players on one phone, with an optional chess clock.
Online: rated games against players worldwide in Blitz, Rapid or Classical.
Play a friend: add friends by code, QR or name, send a game invite and see who is online.
PUZZLES AND PRACTICE

A new daily puzzle every day, with its goal in plain words, like "Checkmate in 2".
Practice by theme: forks, pins, mates, endgames and more, from a library of over 50,000 puzzles.
Endgame drills to master the positions every player needs.
Three hearts per puzzle, practice rounds, and a timer.
Earn points and climb the levels, from Pawn to King.
The puzzle report shows your puzzles day by day, with dates and filters.
REVIEW AND IMPROVE

Every finished game is saved, so you can replay it move by move.
Ratings for online play and against the computer, with your rating history.
A play-time chart of how much you played each day.
MAKE IT YOURS

Dark, Light, or follow your phone.
Four board themes and three piece sets, including the Cartoon pieces.
Board coordinates, auto-queen, sounds and haptics, all your choice.
Play as a guest, or sign in with Apple or Google to keep your profile, ratings and friends on every device.
CHESS PRO

Chess Pro is an optional subscription. It removes all ads, unlocks unlimited practice puzzles and endgame drills (free players get 40 a day), and opens the puzzle report's full statistics. Pro players carry the Pro badge by their name. Every game mode stays free, and Pro never gives an advantage in online or rated play.

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Chess: Checkmate Club offers two optional auto-renewable subscriptions: Chess Pro Monthly and Chess Pro Yearly. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings, or from the Chess Pro page in the app.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 
Privacy Policy: https://ackplus.com/privacy-policy-for-chess

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chess Pro Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Chess Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |


## Is Chess safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Chess.

## Is Chess legit?

Chess: Checkmate Club appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Chess is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.7 — 2026-10-22

• Watch a short ad for 3 more practice puzzles after your 40 free ones, as often as you like
• No more banner ads, and no ad after a game: the only full-screen ad is between some practice puzzles
• Fixes and polish

### 1.1.6 — 2026-10-14

• Small boards in lists and cards keep their corner squares whole: the rounded corner no longer cuts into them
• Fixes and polish

### 1.1.5 — 2026-10-11

• 40 free practice puzzles and endgame drills every day, up from 5
• No more watching an ad to unlock puzzles: a short ad shows between some puzzles instead, and never with Chess Pro
• The daily puzzle and the weekly challenge stay unlimited and ad-free
• Home shows the four game modes two by two on more phones
• A cleaner, more even look for cards
• Fixes and polish

### 1.1.4 — 2026-10-08

Puzzles: three hearts, practice rounds, the goal in words and a timer
Levels: earn points for puzzles and drills and climb from Pawn to King
Puzzle report: your puzzles day by day, with dates and filters
A new Puzzles home with every theme and your last 7 days
Pick your pieces when you start; Cartoon is the new look
Chess Pro: no ads, unlimited practice and full puzzle statistics, with its own page to see and manage your plan
Pro players stand out everywhere with a gold avatar and the PRO badge
Online games: your opponent's move slides in and is clearly marked
Pass and Play has a clock: pick a time control or play untimed
Delete your account and all its data
Fixed a crash in games against the computer, which now uses far less memory
Clearer loading screens and many fixes

### 1.1.2 — 2026-08-19

• Fixed a crash that could close the app while searching for an online match
• Smoother, more stable online play

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