# Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800) — Chess Training

> Chess tactics training course for club players with interactive lessons and exercises. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-art-1600-1800/id1122516529 (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: 4.90/5 from 91 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English, French (France), Italian, Polish, European Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, European Spanish, Turkish
- Released: 2016-06-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-15
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-art-1600-1800/id1122516529/reviews.md

## What is Chess Tactics Art (1600?

A fundamental course on chess tactics for Club Players. The course contains 240 teaching examples and 340 new exercises useful for consolidation of acquired knowledge. The exercises are classified according to about 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 (1600-1800)
1.1. Opening the lines
1.2. Clearing important squares
1.3. Clearing
1.4. Clearing the lines
1.5. Decoying the king into a mating net
1.6. Decoying to attack lines
1.7. Decoying to forks
1.8. Decoying
1.9. Distracting with mates combination
1.10. Diversion from a key point
1.11. Diversion in conjunction with a linear attack
1.12. Distracting pieces from defending other pieces
1.13. Unblocking by decoy
1.14. Intercepting a piece defending another piece
1.15. Intercepting in conjunction with mating threats
1.16. Intercepting
1.17. Discovered attack
1.18. Mill
2. Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800) - 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 ranks
2.6. Opening diagonals
2.7. Clearing files
2.8. Clearing diagonals
2.9. Clearing important squares
2.10. Clearing ranks
2.11. Decoying the king into a mating net
2.12. Decoying to attack lines
2.13. Decoying to Knight forks
2.14. Decoying to attacks by opening lines
2.15. Decoying to attacks by retreating pieces
2.16. Decoying to Queen forks
2.17. Distracting pieces from defending important lines
2.18. Distracting pieces from defending the back rank
2.19. Distracting pieces from defending other pieces
2.20. Distracting pawns
2.21. Distracting pieces from protecting important squares
2.22. Intercepting a piece defending another piece
2.23. Intercepting a piece protecting from checkmate
2.24. Unblocking by decoy
2.25. Discovered attack
2.26. Using discovered attacks when attacking the King
2.27. X-ray
2.28. Mill

## Key features

- 240 teaching examples
- 340 consolidation exercises
- Classified by 30 tactical methods
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Personalized coaching with hints
- Rating (ELO) monitoring
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

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


## Recent user reviews (10 of 24)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-art-1600-1800/id1122516529/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great App for Chess Tactics

*2026-07-20*

Their puzzles seem like ones that would appear in real games. They also teach you to play like Tal: sacrifices here and there.

### 5/5 — Satranç aşkı

*2025-04-19, version 1.2*

Gerçekten verimli ve çok kapsamlı bir uygulama olmuş satranç adına motor kullanma seçeneği olması da ayrıca güzel herkese tavsiye ederim.

### 3/5 — Board so small on iPhones in theory mode!

*2024-07-22, version 1.2*

This would be a brilliant application for mobiles if the board wasn’t so small! If they made the board bigger more like it is on ‘practice’ mode. Theres still plenty of room for the text underneath. 

The result is I struggle to engage with learning the theory 1st because it’s so tough to read the board in the theory examples it makes it unpleasant.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2024-06-23*

Practicing tactics is a sure way to improve

### 4/5 — Finaliser les exercices

*2023-02-17*

Bien souvent , lorsque l’exercice est résolu la partie en fait n est pas vraiment terminée il reste encore 2-3 coup pour être en échec et mat … donc si la partie pouvait aller jusqu au bout nous comprendrions encore un peu plus la technique …
Merci

### 5/5 — Herausfordernde Aufgaben mit echtem Lerneffekt

*2022-12-24*

Oft knifflige und dennoch lösbare vielseitige Aufgab
Aufgaben aus echten Partien statt künstlicher Matts. Spaß, da man Fortschritte bewertet bekommt. Steigenden Punktzahl.en, mit Cleverness der Wiederholung, denn nur ähnliche Motive wirken.

### 5/5 — Chess King

*2019-05-14*

I bought the original Chess King years ago as a 2000 rated player and it was magnificent. I plan to go through every available course they have in the App Store. 

If you’re serious about chess improvement, you should too.

### 5/5 — Khudozhnik

*2018-07-19*

What a brilliant app!! Highly instructive problems with incorrect or inferior move choices explained. Relatively painless and highly entertaining learning.

### 5/5 — Macht Spaß

*2017-10-30*

Ziemlich knifflig, sehr interessant.

### 4/5 — Bonne appli

*2017-09-30*

Des exercices qui permettent de progresser. Petit défaut qui me freine pour acheter la version complète : manque de fluidité sur les animations. Appli parfois non instinctive. La navigation mériterait une mise à jour.
Je la recommande cependant..

## Frequently asked questions about Chess Tactics Art (1600

### What is Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800)?

Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800) is a mobile application designed to improve chess tactics for players rated between 1600 and 1800 ELO. It provides a structured course with teaching examples and practice exercises to help users learn and consolidate tactical knowledge.

### What kind of content does the app offer?

The app includes 240 teaching examples and 340 exercises categorized by approximately 30 tactical methods and motifs. It also features interactive theoretical lessons that explain game methods with real examples, allowing users to make moves on the board.

### How does the app help users improve?

The application acts like a personal chess coach, providing tasks, hints, and explanations when users get stuck. It also offers striking refutations for common mistakes and allows users to play out any position against the computer.

### Is there a cost associated with this app?

The app offers a free part where users can test its functionality. Additional topics and full access to the course content are available through in-app purchases.

### Can I use this app without an internet connection?

Yes, the application does not require an internet connection, making it convenient for offline use. It is also adapted for larger screens, such as tablets.

## 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
• Added Polish language
• 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

### 0.9.6 — 2016-10-27

• Bug fixes and small improvements

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