Best Chess Engine Opening Apps &amp; Games

4.7😊(39K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Engage in the classic game of chess with customizable graphics and multiple difficulty levels. Play against AI or a friend, with features like move undo, hints, and time controls. Enjoy a rich chess experience with detailed game history and board customization.

What We Love

👍 Great for beginners
🚀 Smooth gameplay
💡 Helpful puzzles and hints
🎨 Customizable chess sets
🎮 Fun and challenging

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitchy pawn movement
🤖 AI too easy even on hard mode
⏱️ Stalemate issues
💰 Paid hints for puzzles
🔁 Repetitive AI moves

Chess ∙ by Optime Software LLC

Worth Considering

Learn and Study Chess Openings

4.5😞(205K ratings)

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#98in Games

Experience a visually appealing and engaging chess game on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Play against friends or a customizable AI opponent with features like undo and automatic saving. Enjoy a free, ad-supported experience.

What We Love

🚀 Fun to play everyday
👍 Good free game
👍 Nice little game
👍 Very good practice
👍 Addictive
👍 Great game for anyone
👍 Good app
👍 Awesome
👍 Really nice
👍 Winner
👍 Great for long flights

Room to Improve

🐛 AD crazy
🐛 Major glitches make the game impossible
🐛 Force draw
🐛 Issues, needs fixing but has potential
🐛 Disappearing Pieces
🐛 If you want to learn chess go somewhere else
🐛 Fraudulent Advertisement Included! Beware!
🐛 Ads
🐛 Pop-up ads, app freezes, phone screen freezes, and more
🐛 The game cheats
🐛 Allows the AI to cheat
🐛 Unbelievably buggy
🐛 Cheating
🐛 Cheats
🐛 Glitches
🐛 Terrible
🐛 Annoying as hell
🐛 Intrusive ads
🐛 Breaks Rules Too Often
🐛 Biggest disappointment ever
🐛 Unbelievably buggy
🐛 Cheating
🐛 Disappointing

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Chess Prep Pro Openings

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This app helps tournament chess players prepare their openings by designing and testing their knowledge of specific lines. It offers powerful editing and training tools, syncing with desktop versions and providing Stockfish analysis for move validation. Prepare openings quickly with tools refined over decades.

Design and test chess openingsFull editing and training powerSyncs with Mac and Windows versions

Coach, Puzzles, Learn & Play.

100 difficulty levelsInteractive learning coachThousands of chess puzzles

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Personalized chess opening recommendationsRecommendations for White and BlackMatch openings to playing style

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Adjustable playing strengthMultiple play stylesExtensive opening book

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Play,Learn,Puzzles,Friends

2D & 3D chess piecesHundreds of levelsThousands of exercises

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