# Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion — Chess Training

> Interactive chess training course with exercises and theoretical lessons. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mikhail-tal-chess-champion/id1152971909 (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: 4.70/5 from 34 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 50 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Italian, Polish, European Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and 4 more
- Released: 2016-09-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mikhail-tal-chess-champion/id1152971909/reviews.md

## What is Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion?

About 2600 games played by the legendary World Champion. And about 260 exercises in which you should play like Tal.

This course is in the series Chess King Learn (https://learn.chessking.com/), 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. Attack on the king
1.1. Attack on the uncastled king
1.2. Both opponents castled to the same side
1.3. Positions with opposite side castling
2. Correct intuitive sacrifices
3. Tactical blows
4. Strategical methods
5. Endgame technique
6. Tal
6.1. 1949-1959
6.2. 1960-1964
6.3. 1965-1969
6.4. 1970-1974
6.5. 1975-1979
6.6. 1980-1984
6.7. 1985-1992

## Key features

- 2600+ games from a World Champion
- 260+ training exercises
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Personalized coaching with hints
- Refutation of common mistakes
- Rating (ELO) monitoring
- Offline play

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

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


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mikhail-tal-chess-champion/id1152971909/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Old man!

*2017-03-30*

Only recently have I received my new phone! Much to my delight I started to search apps for chess! Being somewhat of a recluse, your offerings are helping me get my old, 'chess head' back in operation! There are no limits as to your wonderful 'product's' help with my redevelopment! Thank you for the access needed, to keep my mind sharp and outlook, optimistic! Gratefully Yours, sk7499

### 5/5 — Tal - ChessKing chess training app

*2016-11-06*

Excellent interactive training application - one of training apps by Chess King.  Good price for a very well designed training apps. 
The whole series of apps are well designed for interactive training. I have nine of them. 
Very pleased and you will be too.  I have been studying chess apps for long time and they are of intelligent quality and indispensable training tool.  CT-ART 4 pedigree.  
Well done. Thank you.

## Frequently asked questions about Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion

### What is Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion?

Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion is a chess training application that offers over 2600 games and 260 exercises based on the play of a legendary World Champion. It provides interactive lessons and personalized coaching to help users improve their chess skills.

### Does Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion have ads?

No, Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion does not contain advertisements. It is designed to provide an uninterrupted learning experience for users.

### Can I play Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion offline?

Yes, the application does not require an internet connection to function. You can enjoy all the lessons and exercises offline, making it convenient for practice anywhere.

### What kind of content does Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion offer?

The app includes interactive theoretical lessons explaining game methods, tactical exercises, and strategic training. It covers various aspects of chess from openings to endgames, with a special focus on the play of Mikhail Tal.

### How does Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion help me improve?

It acts as a coach by providing tasks, hints, and explanations for mistakes. The program also monitors your ELO rating changes during the learning process, offering structured feedback.

### What devices is Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion available on?

Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. The application is adapted for larger tablet screens.

### Is there a free version of Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion?

Yes, the course includes a free part that allows you to test the program's functionality. The lessons offered in the free version are fully functional for testing purposes.

### How often is Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion updated?

The latest version of Mikhail Tal. Chess Champion is 1.2, last updated on January 22, 2018. While updates have not been frequent recently, the existing content is comprehensive for chess training.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2 — 2018-01-22

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

### 1.0.4 — 2017-06-19

Attention! You should have an internet connection on the first launch to verify your purchase!
• Added Chinese translations
• 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
• Added Tag (colored commentaries) option for bookmarks
• Various fixes and improvements

### 0.9.8 — 2017-02-09

• 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
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 0.9.7 — 2017-01-19

• Added sounds in practice
• Added option to disable showing of the exercise goal
• Added possibility to change appearance of move marker
• Added Dutch, Polish languages
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 0.9.5 — 2016-09-23

No release notes.

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