# Chess: Learn by Following — Learn Chess by Following

> Learn Chess by Following (iPhone/iPad app by SEUNGWOO LEE.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-learn-by-following/id6762758156 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SEUNGWOO LEE](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881844522)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 54 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-learn-by-following/id6762758156/reviews.md

## What is Chess?

One move at a time. Chess gets clearer.

Chess Master breaks every opening and endgame into four learning stages — Follow, Understand, Practice, and Challenge — so you meet each line four times in a row and the moves start to feel inevitable. Study the line, understand the reasoning, reproduce it from memory, then face an AI that plays the same opening against you — learning and real matches in one flow.

Four-Stage Learning Flow
1. Follow — Tap each move in sequence, tracing the line by hand.
2. Understand — Watch the line auto-play while you read why each move wins.
3. Practice — Reproduce the sequence from memory, no hints.
4. Challenge — Play an AI that uses the same opening against you.

Main Features
- Four-Stage Learning Flow: Meet every opening and endgame four times through Follow, Understand, Practice, and Challenge until the moves feel natural.
- Opening and Endgame Courses: Sixteen classic openings and sixteen essential endgames, every move annotated with the reasoning behind it. Star ratings track your mastery.
- Tactics Puzzle Training: Over 240 puzzles across six themes — fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, mate in N, and back rank — with ELO-based difficulty matching and a daily puzzle streak.
- Four AI Opponents: Bots ranging from ELO 600 to 1600, each with a distinct playing style. Configurable chess clock, move history, captured pieces, and takeback.
- Progress and ELO Tracking: Puzzle ELO over time, win and loss per bot, course completion with star ratings, and stats filtered by week, month, three months, or all time.

Good For
- First-time chess learners
- Casual players who want to study openings systematically
- Intermediate players drilling tactics to break plateaus
- Anyone who wants to practice alone without a local opponent or coach

Core features run fully offline and no account is required. The app is supported by AdMob advertising; an App Tracking Transparency prompt appears on first launch for device identifier use.

Feedback and bug reports are welcome at seungwoo321@gmail.com. One move at a time — let us keep going together.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-03

What's New
- Complete FIDE draw handling: 75-move rule and fivefold repetition,
  each labelled on the result screen.
- Quick Match now starts straight from the home screen.
- Fixed a freeze when an opening drill handed over to free play
  on odd-length lines such as the Italian Game.
- Match clocks and bot replies no longer act on a stale position.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-03

Chess 1.0.1 — What's New

• New puzzle playlist — practice puzzles back-to-back without leaving the board.
• Added Expert difficulty for matches.
• Sounds now play even in silent mode.
• Smoother gameplay with various fixes and improvements.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-04-22

No release notes.

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All apps by SEUNGWOO LEE: https://appshunter.io/developer/1881844522

## Related topics

[chess moves](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chess-moves) · [chess tactics and lessons](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chess-tactics-and-lessons)

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