# Chess Tactics Art (1400-1600) — Chess Training

> Interactive chess tactics course for beginners with exercises and a virtual coach. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-art-1400-1600/id1122456569 (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 236 App Store ratings · 28 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), Russian, Romanian, European Spanish, American English, Italian, Turkish, European Portuguese, French (France)
- Released: 2016-06-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-art-1400-1600/id1122456569/reviews.md

## What is Chess Tactics Art (1400?

A fundamental course on chess tactics for Beginners. The course contains 150 teaching examples and 1500 new exercises useful for consolidation of acquired knowledge. The exercises are classified according to more than 30 tactical methods and motifs.

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. Chess Tactics Art (1400-1600)
1.1. Opening the lines
1.2. Clearing important squares
1.3. Clearing the lines
1.4. Decoy
1.5. Decoying to Knight forks
1.6. Blocking
1.7. Distraction
1.8. Distracting pieces from defending the back rank
1.9. Interception
1.10. Discovered attack
1.11. Double check
1.12. Exploiting a pin
1.13. Mill
2. Chess Tactics Art (1400-1600) - practice
2.1. Opening the d- and e- files
2.2. Opening the c- and f- files
2.3. Opening the b- and g- files
2.4. Opening the a- and h- files
2.5. Opening files
2.6. Opening diagonals
2.7. Clearing ranks
2.8. Clearing diagonals
2.9. Clearing important squares
2.10. Clearing files
2.11. Decoying to pins
2.12. Decoying the king into a mating net
2.13. Decoying to attack lines
2.14. Decoying to Knight forks
2.15. Decoying to attacks by opening lines
2.16. Decoying to attacks by retreating pieces
2.17. Decoying to Queen forks
2.18. Distracting pieces from defending important lines
2.19. Distracting pieces from defending the back rank
2.20. Distracting pieces from defending other pieces
2.21. Distracting pawns
2.22. Distracting pieces from protecting important squares
2.23. Distracting pinning pieces
2.24. Intercepting a piece defending another piece
2.25. Intercepting a piece protecting from checkmate
2.26. Unblocking by decoy
2.27. Discovered attack
2.28. Using discovered attacks when attacking the King
2.29. X-ray
2.30. Mill

## Key features

- 150 teaching examples
- 1500 tactical exercises
- 30+ tactical motifs
- Virtual coach with hints and refutations
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- ELO rating tracking
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full course | $12.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 28)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-art-1400-1600/id1122456569/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Tactics

*2022-09-18*

This app is fantastic to improve tactical vision. I love it. Highly recommend.

### 4/5 — Only free works cannot buy upgrade

*2022-08-23*

Trying to purchase upgrade only sends you to a window that says "Loading" for ten minutes.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2021-05-21, version 1.2*

Good value

### 5/5 — Sencillo su manejo , problemas adecuados.

*2019-07-26, version 1.2*

Tapadas respiestas

### 5/5 — 훌륭합니다.

*2019-03-08*

문제를 푸는 사람이 오답을 하는 경우의 대응이 제가 해 본 다른 앱들에 비해 월등히 훌륭합니다.

### 5/5 — Nearly immediate change in rating

*2019-02-24*

After going through about half the contents of this app, so many things suddenly started to click. They give you a basic conceptual tactic and take you through many variations/examples of that tactic until it solidifies. My online rating, which has been stagnant for about a year, has gone up 200 points after engaging in the puzzles provided by this app (and I’ve only had this app for less than a couple of weeks!) My Puzzle Rush score on Chess.com has also shot up from an average of 12 to a 19-21 average. I highly suggest this tactics trainer!

### 5/5 — Prima zum Schach lernen

*2018-11-27*

Viele Schachaufgaben an denen man üben kann.
Eine prima App. Top!

### 2/5 — Bien mais très cher

*2017-12-29, version 1.0.3*

Très cher à la longue car chaque achat ne donne droit qu’à quelques thèmes.

### 5/5 — Super Trainings-App

*2017-12-14*

Danke!

### 5/5 — Very Well Done

*2017-10-13*

I’ve played through multiple tactical and strategy apps for chess, but this is by far the best.  Great app!

## Frequently asked questions about Chess Tactics Art (1400

### What does Chess Tactics Art (1400-1600) do?

This app provides a fundamental course on chess tactics for beginners. It includes teaching examples, a large number of exercises categorized by tactical motifs, and interactive lessons to help users improve their chess knowledge and skills.

### What are the key features of this chess app?

Key features include 150 teaching examples, 1500 exercises covering over 30 tactical motifs, a virtual coach that provides hints and refutations, interactive theoretical lessons, and the ability to track your ELO rating. It also offers offline functionality and is adapted for tablet screens.

### How much does Chess Tactics Art (1400-1600) cost?

The application includes a free part that allows you to test its functionality. Additional content and features are available through in-app purchases.

### What are some common use cases for this app?

Users can use this app to learn new tactical tricks and combinations, consolidate acquired knowledge through practice exercises, and improve their overall chess understanding. It's ideal for players looking to enhance their tactical vision and problem-solving abilities in a structured learning environment.

### Is Chess Tactics Art (1400-1600) compatible with my device?

The application is designed to work offline and is adapted for the bigger screen of a tablet. While specific operating system requirements are not detailed, it is generally available for mobile devices.

## 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 — 2017-06-06

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 — 2017-02-07

• 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 — 2017-01-15

• 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

### 0.9.5 — 2016-09-30

• Added guide to Chess King courses
• Added board and pieces themes
• Adapted to iPhone 4S screen
• Added Romanian language
• Bug fixes and small improvements

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