# Chess. King's Indian Defense — Chess Training

> Interactive chess course for King's Indian Defense with exercises and theory. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-kings-indian-defense/id1204795386 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chess King](https://appshunter.io/developer/1096660597)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 28 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian
- Released: 2017-03-31
- Data updated: 2026-08-12
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-kings-indian-defense/id1204795386/reviews.md

## What is Chess. King's Indian Defense?

This chess course is aimed at club and intermediate players and presents the theory and playing hooks in the most sharp and deciding variations of the King's Indian Defense developing after moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7.
The course presents a deep theoretical and practical overview of the actual variations and 430 exercises to solve. The course will be useful to all chess players employing the King's Indian Defense on either white or black sides.

This course is in the series Chess King Learn (https://learn.chessking.com/), which is an unprecedented chess teaching method. In the series are included courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middle game, and endgame, split by levels from beginners to experienced players, and even professional players.

With the help of this course, you can improve your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and consolidate the acquired knowledge into practice.

The program acts as a coach who gives tasks to solve and helps to solve them if you get stuck. It will give you hints, explanations and show you even striking refutation of the mistakes you might make.

The program also contains a theoretical section, which explains the methods of the game in a certain stage of the game, based on actual examples. The theory is presented in an interactive way, which means you can not only read the text of the lessons, but also to make moves on the board and work out unclear moves on the board.

Advantages of the program:
• High quality examples, all double-checked for correctness
• You need to enter all key moves, required by the teacher
• Different levels of complexity of the tasks
• Various goals, which need to be reached in the problems
• The program gives hint if an error is made
• For typical mistaken moves, the refutation is shown
• You can play out any position of the tasks against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Structured table of contents
• The program monitors the change in the rating (ELO) of the player during the learning process
• Test mode with flexible settings
• Possibility to bookmark favorite exercises
• The application is adapted to the bigger screen of a tablet
• The application does not require an internet connection

The course includes a free part, in which you can test the program. Lessons offered in the free version is fully functional. They allow you to test the application in real world conditions before releasing the following topics:
1. Kings indian defense
1.1. Classical variation
1.2. Fianchetto variation
1.3. Four pawns' attack
1.4. Saemisch variation
1.5. Other variations
2. Kings indian defence - theory
2.1. The closed center
2.2. Positions with the opened center (e5:d4)
2.3. Saemisch system
2.4. Classical system
2.5. Fianchetto variation
2.6. Yugoslavian variation
2.7. Averbakh system
2.8. Variation of 4 pawns
2.9. Petrosian System
2.10. Exemplary games

## Key features

- Deep theoretical overview
- 430+ exercises
- Interactive lessons
- Hints and explanations
- Play positions against computer
- Offline play
- Rating monitoring

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full course | $3.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-kings-indian-defense/id1204795386/reviews.md

### 5/5 — KID!

*2018-06-20*

For a regular player of KID this is a wonderful tool.

## Frequently asked questions about Chess. King's Indian Defense

### What is Chess King's Indian Defense?

Chess King's Indian Defense is a chess training application focused on the King's Indian Defense opening. It offers theoretical lessons and interactive exercises to help players improve their game.

### Is Chess King's Indian Defense free?

Yes, Chess King's Indian Defense is free to download and offers a free part with fully functional lessons. Additional content may be available via in-app purchases.

### Does Chess King's Indian Defense have ads?

No, Chess King's Indian Defense does not contain advertisements. The application is ad-free.

### Can I play Chess King's Indian Defense offline?

Yes, Chess King's Indian Defense does not require an internet connection to use, allowing for offline play.

### What devices support Chess King's Indian Defense?

Chess King's Indian Defense is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is also adapted for the bigger screen of a tablet.

### How often is Chess King's Indian Defense updated?

The latest version of Chess King's Indian Defense is 1.2, which was last updated on January 23, 2018. Updates typically include improvements and new content.

### What is the age rating for Chess King's Indian Defense?

Chess King's Indian Defense has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players.

### How does Chess King's Indian Defense help improve my chess rating?

The application monitors the change in your ELO rating during the learning process. It also provides exercises and theoretical lessons designed to consolidate knowledge and improve tactical and strategic play.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2018-01-23

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• App is updated for iPhone X
• New home screen
• Animated playback of theory with sound
• Date of reading the theory
• Disabled automatic playback of refutations
• Option to reset password
• Renaming of account
• Various fixes and improvements

### 1.0.3 — 2017-06-07

Attention! You should have an internet connection on the first launch to verify your purchase!
• Added cloud sync option for statistics and bookmarks
• Added "Auto hints" option - you can use it to turn off automatic hints after wrong move attempts
• Added switching between exercises using swipe gestures
• Improved theory mode
• Added Tag (colored commentaries) option for bookmarks
• Various fixes and improvements

### 0.9.8 — 2017-03-31

No release notes.

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