# Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 — Chess Training

> Interactive chess strategy and tactics course for intermediate players. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-strategy-and-tactics-vol-2/id1134504112 (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 · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 44 MB
- Languages: Russian, American English, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), European Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- Released: 2016-09-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-strategy-and-tactics-vol-2/id1134504112/reviews.md

## What is Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2?

This is a course for intermediate players based on a textbook by a distinguished Russian chess trainer Victor Golenishchev. The source material is supplemented with examples of play by lead chess players from the latest major contests and is organized in chess lessons. The course contains 34 themes, including theoretical material and practical exercises. The theoretical part includes more than 290 examples of play. The practical part includes more than 750 exercises of varying difficulty.

This course is in the series Chess King Learn, 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. Preface
2. Solving combinations competition
3. Blitz competition
4. Solving problems competition
5. Solving study competition
6. Training the technique of calculation
7. Basics of strategy
7.1. Pawn majority on one of the flanks
7.2. Pawn chain
7.3. A qualitative pawn majority
7.4. Restriction of the mobility and blockade
7.5. A pawn pair "c3+d4" on the semi-opened files
7.6. An isolated pawn in the center of the board
7.7. Hanging pawns
7.8. Carlsbad structure
7.9. Closed center
7.10. Compensation for a pawn
8. Endings
8.1. A bishop against a knight
8.2. A bishop against the pawns
8.3. The bishops of the same color
8.4. The bishops of opposite color
8.5. A knight against the pawns
8.6. The knight endings
8.7. A rook against the pawns
8.8. The rook endings
8.9. A rook against a minor piece
8.10. The queen endings
8.11. A queen versus a rook

## Key features

- Intermediate chess course
- Theoretical material with examples
- Over 750 practical exercises
- Interactive lessons
- Hints and error refutations
- Progress monitoring
- Offline play

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full course | $7.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-strategy-and-tactics-vol-2/id1134504112/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Ок

*2026-05-27*

Приложение конечно классная а вот почему-то надо ещё доплачивать Ь

### 5/5 — Сложные задачи

*2021-05-10*

Каждая задача заставляет напрягаться, я играю на уровне 3-4 разряда, решил повысить свою квалификацию, эти задачи убивают мою уверенность в моей победе, но когда я их решаю наоборот. Тут нужно думать на полную.

## Frequently asked questions about Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2

### What is Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2?

Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 is an interactive chess course designed for intermediate players. It includes theoretical lessons and practical exercises based on a textbook by Victor Golenishchev, supplemented with examples from top players.

### What kind of content does Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 offer?

The course provides theoretical material with over 290 examples of play and more than 750 practical exercises of varying difficulty. It covers 34 themes related to chess strategy and tactics.

### How does Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 help users improve?

The app acts as a coach, offering hints and explanations when you get stuck, and even refuting common mistakes. It allows you to play out positions against the computer and monitors your ELO rating changes.

### Is Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 suitable for beginners?

This course is specifically designed for intermediate players. While it offers a free part to test the program, the full content is geared towards those with existing chess knowledge looking to advance their skills.

### Does Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 require an internet connection?

No, the application does not require an internet connection, making it convenient for offline study and practice.

### What devices is Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 available on?

Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and is adapted for the larger screen of a tablet.

### How often is Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2 updated?

The application was last updated on January 16, 2018, to version 1.2. It was originally released on September 7, 2016.

### What is the age rating for Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 2?

The app has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in learning chess.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2 — 2018-01-16

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 — 2017-06-02

• Bug fixes

### 1.0.2 — 2017-05-08

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
• Added Tag (colored commentaries) option for bookmarks
• Various fixes and improvements

### 0.9.8 — 2017-02-08

• Added auto switch to the next exercise
• Added engine analysis mode and improved engine play mode
• Added statistics of the solved exercises by day
• Added possibility to share exercise with friends
• Added table of symbols convention
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 0.9.7 — 2017-01-13

• Added sounds in practice
• Added option to disable showing of the exercise goal
• Added possibility to change appearance of move marker
• Bug fixes and small improvements

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