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- v2026.04.18iOS
- Hints are now available in the lessons. You'll never get stuck! - Many adjustments have been made for iOS 26. - On iPad, the text was too large on some pages. We've fixed that. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 8 updates, including the following improvements: - New «Learn» section, with 145 introductory chess lessons. - New «Frosted glass» button style. - New promotion menu. - Most sounds can now be disabled individually. - Works perfectly on Macs with an «Apple Silicon» chip (including the MacBook Neo).
- v4.18Android
Chess960 bug fixes
- v2025.11.02iOS
- In some situations, the score would get stuck at 999. This issue has been resolved. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 10 updates, including the following improvements: - New «Learn» section, with 145 introductory chess lessons. - New «Frosted glass» button style. - New promotion menu. - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - Most sounds can now be disabled individually. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2025.10.27iOS
- New «Learn» section, with 145 introductory chess lessons. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 10 updates, including the following improvements: - New «Frosted glass» button style. - New promotion menu. - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - Most sounds can now be disabled individually. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2025.07.10iOS
- New «Frosted glass» button style. - New promotion menu. - We have fixed a problem that occurred when two pieces were touched at the same time. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 15 updates, including the following improvements: - We have added new visual themes: «Green felt (dark)», «Dark» and «Dark wood». - New chess set: «Lucena». - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - Most sounds can now be disabled individually. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for «Show crosshair» in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2025.06.05iOS
- Most sounds can now be disabled individually. - When you move a piece, its starting square is highlighted by a blue frame (you can disable it with the «Highlight the starting square» option). - We have fixed the «Show the touched square» option, which could not be disabled in the previous version. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 17 updates, including the following improvements: - We have added new visual themes: «Green felt (dark)», «Dark» and «Dark wood». - New chess set: «Lucena». - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for «Show crosshair» in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2025.05.22iOS
- The volume of the app's sound effects can now be adjusted directly with the device's volume buttons, or with the volume control in the Control Center (previously, it was linked to the ringer volume, which is not as easily accessible). - New sounds are emitted when the app asks a question or displays important information (they can be disabled in the «Settings» page). - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 14 updates, including the following improvements: - We have added new visual themes: «Green felt (dark)», «Dark» and «Dark wood». - New chess set: «Lucena». - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for «Show crosshair» in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2025.05.02iOS
- Fixed: there could be a problem on iPadOS 18 when promoting a pawn. - Fixed: «Pick a side for me at random» always picked White for you the first time. - Fixed: 5 pages were missing from the FAQ in Spanish. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 14 updates, including the following improvements: - We have added new visual themes: «Green felt (dark)», «Dark» and «Dark wood». - New chess set: «Lucena». - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for «Show crosshair» in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2025.04.16iOS
- The app is now officially available in Spanish (in addition to English, German and French). - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 15 updates, including the following improvements: - We have added new visual themes: «Green felt (dark)», «Dark» and «Dark wood». - New chess set: «Lucena». - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's «Settings» app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for «Show crosshair» in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia).
- v2025.03.21iOS
- We've added Spanish! So you can now use the app in English, Spanish, German or French. - A new option lets you disable the “Suggestions” button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. We released 14 updates in 2024, including the following improvements: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - "Analyze my game" has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia). - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.
- v2024.12.12iOS
- We have corrected the display of the number of moves to mate, when a forced mate in several moves is possible. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Summary of 2024 improvements: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4...). - "Analyze my game" has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia).
- v2024.12.01iOS
This version (2024.12.01): - The built-in Magnus Carlsen's game collection has been verified and confirmed. - We have improved the suggestions and the analysis when there's more than one way to checkmate. For completeness, the app now shows all ways to checkmate (up to 6), not just the simplest. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Summary of 2024 improvements: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). - "Analyze my game" has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia).
- v2024.11.01iOS
New for 2024: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). - "Analyze my game" has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia). Version 2024.11.01: - This update includes a few minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.10.16iOS
New for 2024: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). - "Analyze my game" has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia). Version 2024.10.16: - We've corrected a dozen grandmaster games that couldn't be loaded, and we've taken the opportunity to check the other 10591. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.10.02iOS
New for 2024: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). Version 2024.10.02: - "Analyze my game" has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - On Mac, the Game menu has been fixed (it was sometimes displayed horizontally on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia). - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.09.18iOS
New for 2024: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. Version 2024.09.18: - 100 Magnus Carlsen games are now available (previously 10). - The app's icon has been improved. - This update includes a few minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.09.04iOS
New for 2024: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. Version 2024.09.04: - This version corrects a score reset problem. If you have been affected by this problem, please contact us (with Settings > Report a problem) and we will restore your score. - This update includes a few minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.08.25iOS
New for 2024: - We have added new visual themes: "Green felt (dark)", "Dark" and "Dark wood". - New chess set: "Lucena". - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...). - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. Version 2024.08.25: - This update includes a few minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.08iOS
New for 2024: - We have added a dark "Green felt" theme. - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...) are now better supported. - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind. Version 2024.08: - A new visual theme: "Dark". - New chess set: "Lucena". - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes.
- v2024.07iOS
New for 2024: - We have added a dark "Green felt" theme. - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...) are now better supported. - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. - This update includes a large number of other minor improvements and fixes that make the app much nicer to use. Version 2024.07: - You can now reset your score, your grade, and your statistics. This operation can be undone if you change your mind.
- v2024.06iOS
New for 2024: - We have added a dark "Green felt" theme. - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...) are now better supported. - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. - The app is now fully translated into German. - This update includes a large number of other minor improvements and fixes that make the app much nicer to use. Version 2024.06: - We have fixed a problem that occurred when selecting a game collection. - The German translations have been improved.
- v2024.04iOS
- We have added a dark "Green felt" theme. - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...) are now better supported. - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. - The app is now fully translated into German. - This update includes a large number of other minor improvements and fixes that make the app much nicer to use.
- v2024.03iOS
- We have added a dark "Green felt" theme. - Dark mode is now supported throughout the app (the dark mode option is located in your device's "Settings" app, and applies to all apps). - A crosshair (reticle) shows your finger's exact position for better accuracy when moving pieces. You can enable it or disable it: look for "Show crosshair" in the Settings page. - Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3...) are now better supported. - We have fixed an issue with unresponsive menus in recent iOS versions. - We have fixed a few bad moves in the opening book. - The app is now fully translated into German. - This update includes a large number of other minor improvements and fixes that make the app much nicer to use.
- v2019.06.1iOS
- We have improved the variety of the games played. It should now be quite infrequent to play twice the same game opening, and this will be further improved in the next version. - You can now choose how the moves will be separated in the analysis lines, for better readability. - The white panel, in the "Analyze my game" mode, appears or disappears at more opportune times. - We have fixed the "board only" mode: the coordinates (letters and digits) were not displayed correctly during this mode on iPad, and after exiting the mode on iPhone. - We have fixed a problem that could render the "Game" menu unresponsive on iPad. - This version includes a number of other minor improvements and fixes. Version 2019.06.1 fixes a problem introduced by version 2019.06 (a white rectangle with no text appeared sometimes).
- v2019.06iOS
- We have improved the variety of the games played. It should now be quite infrequent to play twice the same game opening, and this will be further improved in the next version. - You can now choose how the moves will be separated in the analysis lines, for better readability. - The white panel, in the "Analyze my game" mode, appears or disappears at more opportune times. - We have fixed the "board only" mode: the coordinates (letters and digits) were not displayed correctly during this mode on iPad, and after exiting the mode on iPhone. - We have fixed a problem that could render the "Game" menu unresponsive on iPad. - This version includes a number of other minor improvements and fixes.
- v2019.05iOS
- You can now easily unlock all the trainer levels! - New "Focus mode": tap on the "4 arrows" icon and only the chess board will be shown. - Improved "Analyze my game" feature. - New relaxing "Green felt" visual theme. - Various visual improvements.
- v2018.08iOS
- Improved "Analyze my game" feature. - New relaxing "Green felt" visual theme. - Various visual improvements.