Learn chess one move at a time. Solve daily puzzles, build your skills with 72 free interactive lessons and enjoy a thoughtful game on iPhone, iPad or Mac.
FIND YOUR NEXT GOOD MOVE
Start with the board and pieces, then explore openings, tactics, strategy and endgames. The Skill Garden pairs guided examples with positions you play yourself. Placement challenges help you find a useful starting point; practice and checkpoints help you keep growing. See the name of the opening on the board, and practice your own repertoire move by move.
A LITTLE CHESS EVERY DAY
Find checkmate in one, two or three moves. Your puzzle history shows your streak and every saved day at a glance, so you can revisit puzzles and replay solutions. Ready for more? Try the optional mate-in-five Challenger without hints.
PLAY AT YOUR PACE
Practice offline against five bot levels, from Gentle to Thoughtful, or share a board on one device. Start a game from a photo of a real board or a diagram: check the position, drag any piece to fix it, then play it or save it as a PGN. Connect through Nearby, or challenge Game Center friends to correspondence games and live matches with 10 minutes per player. Continue saved local games when you return.
LEARN FROM YOUR OWN GAMES
Replay saved games, see accuracy for you and your opponent, and turn useful positions into personal practice. An estimated practice rating from your bot games, and a separate one from daily puzzles, shows how you’re doing and stays on your device. Import PGN games to explore variations and export your own moves. On Mac, a spacious review workspace gives your games room to breathe.
A BOARD THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS
Pastel Garden and Classic Clarity are included. Pumpkinlight Court, with matching reactions, and the snowy Christmas set Hollyfrost Court are permanent free gifts. Prove all 72 skills to earn Everbloom Sovereigns. This learning reward cannot be unlocked by purchases. Optional purchases add cosmetic content.
Core chess, all lessons and daily puzzles are free, with no ads or subscriptions. Cosmetic purchases are permanent. Optional private iCloud sync carries supported progress and saved insights across your devices.
Available in 20 languages. Local play and lessons need no Pawnpetal account. Game Center play needs internet access. Optional Apple Intelligence features, including reading a position from a photo, depend on supported devices, languages and system availability. Practice ratings are estimates, not official ratings. Engine analysis can miss stronger moves.
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