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Chessbook - Master openings

Chessbook - Master openings

Your personal opening book

2.2K ratings
190 reviews
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Released
October 4, 2023
Updated
October 25, 2026

Developer

Chessbook
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Build a personalized chess opening repertoire with spaced repetition training. Identify weaknesses, learn optimal moves based on master game data, and avoid obscure lines. Review your online games for mistakes and master middlegame plans.

✓Custom opening repertoire creation
✓Spaced repetition training
✓Automatic gap identification
✓Avoid obscure moves
✓Handle transpositions
✓Review online game mistakes
✓Learn middlegame plans
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What users say about Chessbook

Reviews of Chessbook are mostly positive: the Education app is rated 4.9/5 from 2.2K App Store ratings. What users like most: helpful for learning openings, easy to use and learn. Top complaints: app freezes or crashes, limited free moves. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Helpful for learning openings
  • 👍Easy to use and learn
  • 🔒Integrates with chess platforms
  • 💡Personalized repertoire building
  • 🚀Efficient spaced repetition
  • 👍Clean and intuitive interface

Negative things

  • 🐛App freezes or crashes
  • 🔒Limited free moves
  • 💡Inconsistent engine analysis
  • 🔋App causes phone to overheat
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What's New in Chessbook

1.3.54

October 25, 2026

Bug fixes, improvements, and polish

2

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Chessbook Pro - Monthly

Add unlimited moves to your repertoire

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User reviews

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Best Openings App

Great value. Better than chessreps and all the other apps. I’ve used it for years and I love it.
GGreedyChessMan

Best way of reviewing openings

That I’ve found. Well worth the few bucks
S🌮Scott 🌮

Extremely useful

Thanks for the great app!
BBenvillafranca

Level Up Your Game

I’ve been using Chessbook for several months. I like its approach because it enables me to learn good responses for the moves I am seeing when I play people at my own level online. Now they have added a new feature that will build an opening series for you that will be sound, likely to win against your peers, and easy to learn. I have also learned a lot working through the masters’ games it offers that begin with openings I am learning.
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WWapellonian

Good

It helped me learn my opening and reach 1600
SSpeedbro630
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App not working on iPad

Bug

Login issues on iPhone

Bug

Inability to delete move sequences

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Requested Features

4 requests

Pause after completing move sequences

Feature

Clearer instructions for beginners

Feature

Customizable notification settings

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Option to input and practice specific positions

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FAQ

What does Chessbook do?

Chessbook helps you build a personalized chess opening repertoire. It uses spaced repetition for memorization, analyzes master game data to suggest optimal moves, and identifies weaknesses in your current openings. You can also review your online games to find and correct opening mistakes.

What are the key features of Chessbook?

Key features include creating a custom opening repertoire, training with spaced repetition, automatic identification of gaps in your knowledge, avoiding obscure moves, handling transpositions, reviewing online game mistakes, and learning middlegame plans for any opening.

How much does Chessbook cost?

The app offers a free version with a limit of 400 moves in your repertoire. For unlimited moves and full access, users can upgrade to Chessbook Pro through in-app purchases.

What platforms is Chessbook available on?

While the provided data doesn't explicitly state platform compatibility, it mentions support for Lichess and Chess.com, suggesting it's a mobile application designed for chess players who use these online platforms.

How does Chessbook help me improve my chess openings?

It helps by allowing you to focus on the moves you'll actually see in games, rather than obscure grandmaster lines. The spaced repetition ensures you remember moves, and the analysis of master games and engine evaluations helps you pick the best moves to maximize your win-rate.