# Pawneer: Chess Openings — Learn them by playing duels

> Learn them by playing duels (iPhone/iPad app by Baptiste Prealpato.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pawneer-chess-openings/id6830519549 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Baptiste Prealpato](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885382835)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-11-06
- Data updated: 2026-11-09

## What is Pawneer?

Pawneer teaches chess openings the way you learn a game: by playing. No flashcards to revise and no theory to read first: you set off on a world tour where every place is an opening to conquer.

A WORLD TOUR OF OPENINGS
• 10 openings across 3 regions: the Mediterranean (Italian, Spanish, Sicilian), Western Europe (French, London System, Scotch) and Northern & Eastern Europe (Scandinavian, Caro-Kann, Slav, Queen's Gambit)
• Win 5 duels at a place to conquer it
• Conquer 2 places in a region to open the next one

SHORT DUELS AGAINST THEORY
• Your opponent plays the most common replies, weighted by what players choose on Lichess, so you meet the main lines duel after duel
• Every good move is named and explained in one sentence
• A mistake costs one of your 3 lives: Pawneer shows you the move to play and, for common mistakes, how the opponent punishes it
• Other sound moves are recognized: no life lost, you're simply shown the line you're learning
• First visit to a place: your first slip is on the house

TRAPS TO SET AND TO DODGE
• 22 classic traps, checked with a chess engine, show up in your duels
• Spring one or fall into it, and it joins your collection
• Replay every trap you've found as a challenge

REMEMBER WITHOUT REVISING
A conquered place fades if you don't come back: one duel brings it back. The interval grows each time, from one day to five weeks, so the openings stick.

YOUR BOARD
• 5 board styles and 3 piece sets, some earned as you progress
• A free board to try out your ideas
• VoiceOver reads every move in words, and text follows the size you choose
• iPhone and iPad, in English, French, Spanish, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Italian

FREE TO START
The Mediterranean is free and complete forever: three openings and their traps, with no ads and no account. The full world tour is a single one-time purchase that opens every other region, including the ones to come. No subscription.

PRIVACY
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full world tour | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Pawneer safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pawneer.

## Is Pawneer legit?

Pawneer: Chess Openings has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pawneer is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-11-07

Ask to Buy: if a request goes unanswered or is declined, you can now send it again from the purchase sheet, the map or Settings.
Italian opening names corrected.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-06

No release notes.

## More apps by Baptiste Prealpato

- [Souffle · Calme & Focus](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/souffle-calme-and-focus/id6760625081)

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