# Steinitz - Chess Champion — Chess Training

> Chess training app based on World Champion Steinitz's games and exercises. (iPhone/iPad app by CHESSQUEEN INC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steinitz-chess-champion/id1278837494 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CHESSQUEEN INC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1096660597)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 14 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Italian, Polish, European Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and 4 more
- Released: 2017-09-12
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steinitz-chess-champion/id1278837494/reviews.md

## What is Steinitz?

All 517 games played by the legendary World Champion. 55 exercises: play like Steinitz and play against Steinitz.

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. Combinations
1.1. Play like Steinitz
1.2. Play against Steinitz
2. Games
2.1. 1862-1866
2.2. 1867-1880
2.3. 1881-1889
2.4. 1890-1895
2.5. 1896-1899

## Key features

- Study 517 games of a World Champion
- 55 training exercises
- Play like and against Steinitz
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Hints and mistake refutations
- Offline play
- Rating (ELO) monitoring

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

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



## Frequently asked questions about Steinitz

### Does Steinitz have ads?

No, Steinitz does not contain advertisements. It is a free app with optional in-app purchases.

### What chess skills can I improve with Steinitz?

Steinitz focuses on improving your tactical skills, strategic understanding, and endgame play by analyzing legendary games and offering targeted exercises.

### Can I play Steinitz offline?

Yes, the application does not require an internet connection, allowing you to train and play offline.

### How does Steinitz help me learn from mistakes?

The program acts as a coach, providing hints if you get stuck and showing striking refutations for typical mistaken moves.

### What devices is Steinitz available on?

Steinitz is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and is adapted for the bigger screen of a tablet.

### How often is Steinitz updated?

The latest version is 1.2, last updated on January 22, 2018. Future updates will likely introduce more topics and features.

### Is Steinitz suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Chess King Learn series, which includes Steinitz, offers courses split by levels from beginners to professional players.

### What is the age rating for Steinitz?

Steinitz has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in learning chess.

## Version history (last 2 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

### 1.0.6 — 2017-09-12

No release notes.

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