Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

Name: Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf
Rating: 4.6201925 (73796 reviews)
Author: Chess.com

By: Chess.com Game

Beginner friendly chess coaching on how to play and win.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

10,302,514 ▲ 9.16K

Data as of 2026-08-01

Rating:

4.62 +86

(73,796)

Version:

1.53.0

Last updated: 2026-07-31

Features & Capabilities

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf offers an engaging and personalized chess coaching experience tailored to beginners and intermediate players. Dr. Wolf acts as your companion and instructor, providing audible, step-by-step guidance, pointing out strategic ideas, and correcting mistakes.

With over 50 interactive lessons, adaptive difficulty levels, and four distinct coaching personalities to choose from, this extension helps you grasp fundamental to advanced concepts. Enjoy features like mistake review, vocabulary building, and multilingual support. Start with a free trial of three games coached by Dr. Wolf and elevate your chess skills with unlimited hints, undos, and access to an extensive lesson library through subscription. Whether you're learning the basics or refining your strategy, Dr. Wolf guides you to play and win.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Game Education Games

By:

Chess.com

Downloads:

10,302,514 9.16K

Rating:

4.62

(73,796) 86 new ratings

Version:

1.53.0 Last updated: 2026-07-31

Version code:

1483

Creation date:

2020-05-09

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE Low risk
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
com.chess.chesscoach.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

39.19MB

Email:

dr*****@chess.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 13,521 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#55 in Family (Gross) ▼ 7#65 in Game board (Gross) ▼ 8

Other platforms

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf (v3.13.0)

4.80

(26,641)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Chess.com

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chess.chesscoach

Email:

dr*****@chess.com

Website:

https://www.learnchesswithdrwolf.com/

User Reviews

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf is highly praised for effective, beginner-friendly coaching and tangible improvement, driven by Dr. Wolf’s clear teaching style and a robust set of lessons. The main drawbacks are a limited opening repertoire and a freemium model that can push paid upgrades, with users wishing for more openings and easier access to training without frequent prompts to subscribe.

Pros

Effective training that leads to noticeable improvement for many players, including beginners.
Dr. Wolf as a knowledgeable, patient coach who explains concepts well.
Beginner-friendly with clear, structured lessons that make learning chess approachable.
Wide range of lessons covering fundamentals (e.g., en passant) and core concepts.
Free version available with reasonably priced premium options and ad-free experience.

Cons

Limited opening repertoire; players want more openings (e.g., Sicilian, Ruy Lopez).
Desire for more openings and greater variety beyond the current catalog.
Freemium model with subscription prompts that can restrict training or push paid features.

Recent reviews

This is my favorite Chess app. I've used it off and on for a few years now. Extreamly well-made, characters are engaging and interesting, and the gameplay is superb. The lessons are brilliant, whatever skill level you are, Dr. Wolf will bump you up a few notches in no time. The background music is a nice touch, too. You get 3 free lessons and then it goes to a monthly or yearly subscription. Well worth it. Fatastic, A+, highly recommend Dr. Wolf. Developers get 2 thumbs up from me.

Ca*****, 2026-07-31

I would highly recommend this app to beginners seeking to learn chess as well as intermediates and masters to refine their game Very good app, thank you 🤝