# Tabiya Chess — Openings, plans, weakness scan > Openings, plans, weakness scan (iPhone/iPad app by Alex Znamenskiy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabiya-chess/id6805630159 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alex Znamenskiy](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803412495) - Category: Games, Education, Board, Strategy - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 18 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-09-23 - Data updated: 2026-10-24 ## What is Tabiya Chess? Tabiya is the chess coach that starts where opening videos stop. A tabiya is the position where your opening theory runs out and the real game begins. Most club players get there and freeze. Tabiya teaches you what to do next — the pawn structure, the plans for both sides, the move order that gets you there — and then makes you play the plan against the engine until it sticks. UNDER 1000? START HERE The Booster hands you two complete repertoires — the Italian as White and one solid setup as Black — with every move explained, the five traps that decide beginner games, and courses on checkmate patterns, endgames and the habits that hang pieces. Learn them fully and you out-play almost everyone in your bracket. OVER 1000? SCAN YOUR GAMES Type your Lichess or Chess.com username. Tabiya downloads your recent games and analyses every one with Stockfish, running on your phone. You get a profile: what you actually play, where you actually lose, which habits cost you points (early queen, same piece twice, pawn grabs, bad trades, missed chances) and the four plan cards that would fix the most. 36 PLAN CARDS Not move lists — plans. Each card walks the move order to the tabiya, explains the pawn structure, shows the middlegame plans for both sides, then drills you: play the plan against the engine and get a verdict on whether you achieved the goals that matter in that structure. PUZZLES THAT ARE YOURS Engine-verified positions from real games, filtered by level, motif or the openings you play — plus your own mistakes, turned into a personal puzzle set from your scan. AI COACH Pick a coaching voice, ask about any position or paste a game, and get an explanation grounded in engine analysis rather than vibes. 5 free coach messages every day. 5 free coach messages every day. NO ACCOUNT, YOUR PROGRESS STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Progress lives on your device. An optional sync code mirrors it to a second device. Engine analysis is on-device. Only messages you send to the AI coach go to our server. Only messages you send to the AI coach go to our server. Engine: Stockfish (GPL). Board: Chessground. Puzzles: Lichess puzzle database (CC0). ## Is Tabiya Chess safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Tabiya Chess. ## Is Tabiya Chess legit? Tabiya Chess appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Tabiya Chess is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-19 • Smoother scrolling: the Tabiya header now gets out of the way. On iPhone it scrolls off with the page; on iPad it slides away while you scroll down and comes back the moment you scroll up. ### 1.1 — 2026-10-17 • Cleaner scrolling: the Tabiya header no longer sits over what you're reading — it scrolls away and the status bar stays solid. • Tapping a tab opens that section at the top. • Refreshed design, a live opening board on the home screen, and faster, steadier Stockfish analysis. • AI Coach: 5 free messages every day with Garry, Magnus or Bobby. • Fixes for drills, puzzles and the weakness scan. ### 1.0 — 2026-09-23 No release notes. ## More apps by Alex Znamenskiy - [Shndy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shndy/id6808720462) - [Zood: Learn Farsi Fast](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zood-learn-farsi-fast/id6821140822) All apps by Alex Znamenskiy: https://appshunter.io/developer/6803412495 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-24.*