# Chessapeake — Highly configurable chess > Highly configurable chess (iPhone/iPad app by David Seppi.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessapeake/id6788574785 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [David Seppi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1845444357) - Category: Games, Education, Board, Strategy - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 116 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Latin American Spanish - Released: 2026-07-28 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessapeake/id6788574785/reviews.md ## What is Chessapeake? Chessapeake is a chess app built for people who want to get better without turning chess into a grind. Play against a human-feeling opponent, review your games with a patient coach, and practice the exact skills that help you improve: tactics, openings, endgames, calculation, board vision, and practical decision-making. Whether you are learning the rules, returning after years away, or trying to sharpen your club-level game, Chessapeake gives you a calmer, more useful way to train. What you can do: • Play adjustable chess opponents with different styles • Learn with a coach that explains ideas clearly • Practice 50 focused chess skills • Review games and understand key moments • Build confidence with guided drills and mini lessons • Train openings, tactics, endgames, and calculation • Track progress through skill mastery and learning journeys • Use localized app language support across major chess markets Chessapeake is designed to feel less like a cold engine and more like a thoughtful chess partner. The goal is not just to show you the best move. It is to help you understand why a move works, what changed in the position, and what skill to practice next. A better chess routine starts here: play, learn, review, and come back stronger. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arcofdescent1.github.io/chessapeake/privacy.html ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Chessapeake Plus Monthly | $3.99 | per month | | Chessapeake Plus Yearly | $29.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Founder Lifetime | $69.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-14 What’s New in This Version Version 1.1.1 makes choosing the perfect opponent easier and more intuitive. • All opponent personalities are now visible and available • Iris can now reach the maximum opponent level of 2600 Elo • Improved opponent and strength selection • New Beginner, Club, Advanced, Expert, and Maximum presets • Clearer strength descriptions that avoid overstating human Elo equivalence • Corrected opponent level limits and profile inconsistencies • Improved localization across all supported languages • Additional interface polish, stability improvements, and build fixes ### 1.1 — 2026-08-11 Chessapeake 1.1 is our biggest update yet! A more complete chess game, a more human coach, and a clearer path from every move to real improvement. PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE • Complete, correct chess rules, including castling, promotion, repetition, draw claims, timeouts, and reliable game results • Smooth offline play against Stockfish with adjustable strength, personalities, clocks, sides, and custom positions • A cleaner, more intuitive interface that keeps the board and essential actions front and center UNDERSTAND EVERY GAME • Story of the Game turns review into a replayable narrative with opening, turning point, recovery, and finish • Human explanations show why Stockfish disagrees without making engine scores the whole story • Confidence-aware feedback recognizes good ideas, uncertain calculations, and useful practical choices • Serious analysis remains available with engine score, depth, lines, and evaluation details TURN MISTAKES INTO MASTERY • Mistake Memory identifies recurring patterns and tracks them from new to improving to mastered • Generate personalized practice directly from reviewed positions • Build chess powers through games, puzzles, lessons, drills, and successful retries • Follow recommended journeys such as First Checkmate, Fork Finder, Opening Explorer, and Tournament Ready A COACH THAT FEELS HUMAN • Position-specific guidance explains purpose, threats, safety, development, and plans • Choose gentle, direct, training, or kid-friendly coaching • Discover an evolving player style beyond rating, with personalized activities and teaching opponents • Celebrate useful decisions, progress, and recovery—not only wins and accuracy BUILT FOR YOUR WHOLE CHESS LIFE • Save, resume, search, rename, duplicate, replay, and export games • Import PGN games and FEN positions • Improved VoiceOver, Switch Control, Dynamic Type, contrast, reduced-motion, and multilingual support • Private by default: chess, coaching, review, and learning stay on your device Thank you for playing Chessapeake. We hope every game now leaves you with a story worth remembering and one clear idea to try next. ### 1.0 — 2026-07-29 No release notes. ## More apps by David Seppi - [Iodoku](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iodoku/id6753880944) - [ListenLeaf](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listenleaf/id6757962999) - [Kinsei](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinsei/id6758316582) All apps by David Seppi: https://appshunter.io/developer/1845444357 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*