# Chess Openings Personal Coach — Drill openings that stick

> Drill openings that stick (iPhone/iPad app by Connor Cunningham.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-openings-personal-coach/id6782220279 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Connor Cunningham](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782220521)
- Category: Education, Games, Board
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 58 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-openings-personal-coach/id6782220279/reviews.md

## What is Chess Openings Personal Coach?

See exactly which openings are costing you games — then fix them.

Connect your chess.com or Lichess account and Chess Openings Personal Coach analyzes your real games: which openings you actually play, where you leave theory first, and which mistakes keep repeating. Every finding is backed by your own games — tap through to the exact game it happened in.

YOUR MIRROR (FREE) • Connect chess.com, Lichess, or both — full analysis of your recent games in seconds • Every leak, ranked — the openings and moves that lose you the most points • Your coach reads the evidence and tells you what to work on next • Trends over time: which openings are improving, which are slipping, which leaks you've fixed

DRILL THE FIXES (PREMIUM) • Your daily workout opens with positions from your own recent games — leave your line on Tuesday night, repair it Wednesday morning • Courses for every opening family you play, curated line by line • Play each move on a real board; spaced repetition schedules every move right before you'd forget it • Finish a line, then PLAY IT OUT against the engine — turn memorized moves into real plans • Nemesis moves: the app spots the moves you keep missing, and celebrates when you finally beat one • Train as White, Black, or both — the app plays the opponent's moves • Wrong move? See why, then try again

KNOW IT'S WORKING • Mastery per opening, weakest moves, review forecast, streaks • An evaluation bar shows who stands better in any position • New games sync automatically — watch the leaks close • An optional evening note built from tonight's games: "4 games tonight — 2 in your Caro-Kann. Your workout is rebuilt."

PREMIUM Free gets the full mirror: your complete game analysis, every ranked finding, and all course content to browse. Premium unlocks practice — drill any line, opening, or mistake, build your own repertoires, and train with the evaluation bar.

Subscriptions: Premium Monthly ($4.99/month) or Premium Annual ($49.99/year, with a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://connor-cunningham.github.io/chess-openings-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://connor-cunningham.github.io/chess-openings-legal/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium Annual | $49.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.0 — 2026-08-18

Your coach now watches your games even closer.

• Your daily workout opens with positions from your OWN recent games — leave your line on Tuesday night, repair it Wednesday morning • Lichess support: connect chess.com, Lichess, or both • Nemesis moves: the app spots the moves you keep missing — and celebrates when you finally beat one • Play it out: after finishing a line, keep playing against the engine to turn memorized moves into real plans • Coach trends: which openings are improving, which are slipping, and which leaks you've fixed • An optional evening note built from tonight's games: "4 games tonight — 2 in your Caro-Kann. Your workout is rebuilt." • Much deeper courses: the Nimzo-Indian, Slav, Grünfeld, and Four Knights are fully built out, and every lesson now teaches exactly what its title says • Dozens of fixes across the daily workout: smoother pieces, honest counters, redo any line on the spot, and no more surprise openings mid-session

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-30

Your daily workout, rebuilt.

This update reshapes training around one focused, 15-minute daily workout on the opening you’re mastering — no more endless review piles.

• Daily workouts — pick your focus opening and get one tight session a day: the lines due for review first, then the ones you’re learning, then something new
• Finish a line, learn from it — step back through the moves you just played and see the engine’s take on where the line leaves you
• Real Stockfish 18 — the world’s strongest chess engine now powers the eval bar and position verdicts (Premium)
• Smarter hints — a subtle nudge always shows which piece is up (“Your knight on g8”) without spoiling the move
• Progress that respects your work — nail a line today and it counts today, with per-variation trackers, practice history, and no more discouraging red rings
• Instant saves — sessions save in a blink, and leaving mid-workout keeps everything you’ve done

Also fixed: hint button after a wrong move, board orientation for Black openings, missing variation trackers, and board square colors.

If your mastery scores jump up after updating — that’s not a glitch. We fixed a bug that was undercounting your progress, and your real work now shows.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-25

A ground-up redesign of how you train openings.

• Redesigned board — pieces lift the instant you touch them, settle
  cleanly into place, and every move has sound.
• New opening hub — tap any opening to see every variation you face
  and drill them all in one continuous session.
• Clearer My Openings — each card shows how you actually play that
  opening, with one honest status at a glance.
• Reworked review queue and daily coach, plus sharper session
  summaries that show the mastery you just earned.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-16

Version 1.2.0

This update makes your daily training clearer and your progress easier to feel.

• Mastery scores — every opening now shows a single 0–100 score, so you can see at a glance how well you actually know it instead of a shifting "due" count.
• A clearer daily flow — your daily coached session is now the obvious place to start, and the training tab focuses on your progress, schedule, and weak spots.
• Cleaner courses — we removed duplicate variations and fixed mislabeled lines, so a course only drills what's actually worth drilling.
• Make it yours — hide any course lines you don't want to practice.
• Better session wrap-up — finish a session and see your streak, your daily goal, and what's coming up next. (We also fixed a bug where a completed day could still show a 0-day streak.)
• Sharper opening search — the opening you're looking for now shows up first.

Thanks for training with us. Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear them.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-06

Connect your chess.com account and Chess Openings Coach shows you the openings you actually play — and exactly where you're losing them. Drill the fix with spaced repetition until it sticks.
• New "My Openings" tab: your biggest leaks and rustiest lines, one tap from a repair drill
• A free daily coached session, and a free look at your #1 opening leak
• A fresh, faster board and a cleaner Learn path
• Reliability fixes: reviews now come due exactly on time, chess.com sync is sturdier for large histories, and first-run and sign-in are smoother

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