Chess Tempo: Chess tactics

Chess Tempo: Chess tactics

Chess tactics and play online

112 ratings
74 reviews
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • May 4, 2019
  • March 10, 2025

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Enhance your chess skills with tactical training, online play, and opening/endgame practice. Solve over 100,000 puzzles, play against others, and analyze your games with powerful engines. Premium features offer personalized training and advanced analysis.

โœ“Tactics training with 100,000+ puzzles
โœ“Online chess play (live & correspondence)
โœ“Opening repertoire training
โœ“Endgame practice
โœ“Guess the move master games
โœ“Post-game analysis
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What's New in Chess Tempo

4.4.1

March 10, 2025

- Added support for multiple choice prompts in problems from books which support this feature. - Fixed some issues in the engine evaluation based colouring option for the opening trainer opening tree.

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Subscription plans

Diamond membership - 1 month

Diamond membership - 1 month

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User reviews

Exciting and thoughtful chess tactical training

I tried the free trial for a few days, but after an hour or two, I realised that I really did want to subscribe. Very reasonably priced, but what got me was the very thoughtful design in the training. I started doing the tactical training, and there is a fantastic feature which explains the basis of each of the tactics in detail. Understanding the basis behind each of the tactics has resulted in a rapid improvement in my ability to spot the ideas and implement them. Because of this, I feel like I am developing a purposeful and authentic insight into tactics. I still use a lot of other apps for training, but this app is rapidly becoming my favourite. I can see how the designers have really thought about the best way to learn tactics, and they are right. Chess Tempo is a pure pleasure to use and you wonโ€™t be disappointed if you subscribe. Highly recommended!
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$20 bucks a month??

I was a huge chess tempo website fan for years. Loved that the tactics had tags on which tactics were involved and discussion. Loved even that horribly slow endgame practice. It was such a Web 1.0 aesthetic hiding a pearl of a site. But it wasnโ€™t mobile friendly (again Web 1.0) so I moved away from it over the years. I just heard that they had an app and was so excitedโ€ฆ until I get through the opening questions and tells me it is a 5 day trial and then $20 bucks a month. Actually a bit more because itโ€™s $5 per week and there are 13 periods of 4 weeks each year. No way to skip that and get a limited option free play or anything. What a shame bait and switch. Also Apple should note that these numbers do not match the disclosed in app purchases in the app description.
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Great for training!

Premium is worthwhile for making personalised training sets. Great all and service.

Cannot connect to server

The last few days Iโ€™m getting this error all the time.

Connection issues

Was working great until this week. Now I always get connection issues when opening the app.

User experience

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Reported Bugs

42 issues

Cannot connect to server

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Connection issues when opening the app

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Bug makes engine take ~5 seconds to make its move

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App quits whenever tactics page is opened

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Data loss

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Engine takes too long to make moves

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Tactics page crashes

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Bug in solving history (last 50 tactics not showing)

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Endgame training seems buggy, cannot make moves

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Registration process has issues (username/email taken)

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Loading times are very long

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Misclicks are not correctable

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Difficulty levels are inconsistent after a while

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App is not a native app, feels like a website

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Board and pieces are too small/large on different devices

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Does not accept alternate right moves

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Game aborted/resigned frequently

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Missing endgame feature in app

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Doesn't show number of problems done

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UI is awkward and slow

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Misclicks are hard to correct

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Tapping opponent's pieces is problematic

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Buttons are too close together (skip/retry)

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Tactics page crashes

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Engine move takes too long

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Misclicks are not correctable

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No clear instructions

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Difficulty levels are the same after a while

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Loading times are very long

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Tactics are too computer-like

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Puzzles are overrated/underrated

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UI is horrible and alien-like

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Puzzles are too difficult for average person

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Rating of puzzles is questionable

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Punished for solving correctly but too slowly

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UI is awkward and slow

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Not as user-friendly as others

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Game aborted/resigned frequently

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Missing endgame feature in app

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Doesn't show number of problems done

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Board and pieces too small/large

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Does not accept alternate right moves

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Requested Features

19 requests

Move buttons to improve usability

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Add a takeback option to correct misclicks

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Improve UI for better bullet play

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Make UI more intuitive and user-friendly

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Provide explanations for icons and functions

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Add a dark mode

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Improve board and piece sizing for different devices

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Allow alternate right moves

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Add an abort option for games

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Fix bug in tactic history

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Allow viewing and creating comments for problems

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Improve endgame training functionality

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Show number of problems done

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Make registration process smoother

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Allow users to select a comfortable difficulty range

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Improve the spaced repetition intervals

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Add a feature to customize intervals

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Make the app feel more like a native app

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Improve the UX significantly

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FAQ

What does the Chess Tempo app do?

The Chess Tempo app offers a comprehensive platform for chess improvement. It includes extensive tactical training with over 100,000 puzzles, the ability to play chess online against other users, dedicated modules for opening and endgame practice, and a 'Guess the Move' feature to learn from master games.

What are the key features of the Chess Tempo app?

Key features include a vast collection of chess tactics puzzles, online play with live and correspondence games, opening repertoire training with import options, endgame practice from real games, and a 'Guess the Move' mode. Premium members gain access to custom tactical sets, advanced analysis, and more practice positions.

Is Chess Tempo free to use?

The app offers a freemium model. Many features, such as solving a limited number of endgame positions per day and accessing the opening explorer up to a depth of 10 moves, are available for free. Premium membership unlocks additional features like custom tactical sets, advanced analysis, and unlimited access to endgame positions.

What kind of chess training is available?

The app provides diverse training options. You can improve your tactics by solving numerous puzzles, practice openings by creating and training repertoires, hone your endgame skills with specific positions, and learn from master games by guessing the moves. Premium features allow for highly personalized training sets targeting weaknesses.

Can I play chess against other people on this app?

Yes, the app allows you to play chess online against other Chesstempo users. It supports both live and correspondence games. After each rated game, you receive a full post-game analysis powered by sophisticated engines, providing high-quality results quickly.