# ChessCore Tournament Maker

> ChessCore Tournament Maker (iPhone/iPad app by Lennart Soligard.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chesscore-tournament-maker/id6788744424 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lennart Soligard](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788744426)
- Category: Games, Board
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chesscore-tournament-maker/id6788744424/reviews.md

## What is ChessCore Tournament Maker?

ChessCore is a complete chess companion for players of every level — play against AI bots, sharpen your tactics with puzzles, challenge friends and strangers online, and organize real chess tournaments for your club.

PLAY CHESS
Take on a roster of AI bots with distinct personalities and difficulty levels, from beginner-friendly to genuinely tough. Every bot keeps its own win/draw/loss record against you, so you can track your progress bot by bot.

Play real opponents online with quick matchmaking, custom time controls, or a "Specified match" to challenge someone directly. Live captured-piece tracking, move history, premoves, and voice announcements for check, checkmate, and draws keep games easy to follow. After any game, step through a full post-game analysis with an evaluation bar and move-by-move review.

CHESS PUZZLES
Sharpen your tactics with a large library of rated puzzles, from beginner mates to multi-move combinations. Your puzzle rating updates as you solve, and a searchable leaderboard shows how you stack up.

LEARN CHESS
New to the game? Learn how each piece moves, practice coordinate training, and pick up tips from Coach Gary along the way.

TOURNAMENT MAKER
Organize in-person or online tournaments for your chess club with automatic pairings, configurable win/draw scoring, and a full tournament archive. Create casual clubs for friends or join official, FIDE-affiliated clubs to compete in a more structured setting.

CLUBS & FRIENDS
Build a chess community: create or join clubs, customize your club with its own background image, add friends, chat directly, and challenge friends to a game with one tap. A notification bell keeps you posted on invites, challenges, and messages.

STATS
Track your rating across time controls, your bot-by-bot win record, and your overall progress in one place.

CUSTOMIZE
Choose your board color, piece style, and background, and toggle voice announcements to make the app feel like yours.

ChessCore is free to download. Play against bots, challenge friends online, and solve a daily puzzle at no cost. Unlock Tournament Maker and our full bot roster with ChessCore Premium, an auto-renewing annual subscription ($7.99/year, price may vary by region). Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or canceled anytime in your Apple ID account settings.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://chessmate-tournament-maker.web.app/privacy-policy.html


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.31. — 2026-09-28

- Fixed the "Return to your game" banner not showing up after backing out of an active online game
- Fixed a rare bug where a player could get matched into two games at once
- New: confetti animation when you win an online game, plus new result animations for losses and draws
- Various matchmaking stability fixes

### 1.30 — 2026-09-10

- New: A "Versus" animation when starting a fresh online match — player photos, flags, and a sword clash announce your opponent.
- Fixed: Leaving a tournament now has a dedicated button.
- Fixed: A tournament game could occasionally freeze mid-game, rejecting all further moves with no error shown.
- Fixed: Watching the live spotlighted game from the lobby could get stuck on a blank white screen.

### 1.28 — 2026-09-05

What's new: opponent name, profile photo, and country flag now shown next to their clock in online games. Improved contrast and sizing for the queen badge and player info. Various bug fixes and polish.

### 1.26 — 2026-09-01

ChessCore is now free to download! Play against bots, challenge friends online, and solve a daily puzzle for free. Unlock Tournament Maker and our full bot roster with ChessCore Premium ($7.99/year).

This update also brings a redesigned in-game control bar so you never have to scroll to find buttons, a larger post-game analysis board, and general polish.

This version also improves bot response times and move quality, and adds Terms of Use and Privacy Policy links to the subscription screen.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-24

No release notes.

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