# Botvinnik - Chess Champion

> 1069 games played by the World Champion

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chessking.android.learn.botvinnik](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chessking.android.learn.botvinnik)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.chessking.android.learn.botvinnik`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chess King
- **Category:** GAME\_BOARD
- **Downloads:** 31,507
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (164 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-22
- **First published:** 2017-06-27
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chessking.android.learn.botvinnik)
- **Website:** [https://learn.chessking.com](https://learn.chessking.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chessking.com/android\_privacy\_policy.html](https://chessking.com/android_privacy_policy.html)

## Description

**Botvinnik - Chess Champion** offers the most comprehensive collection of 1,069 chess games played by World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik between 1924 and 1970. This Chrome extension serves as an interactive chess coach, featuring a special "Play as Botvinnik" quiz section with 350 positions designed to challenge you to find Botvinnik's strong and elegant moves.

Part of the Chess King Learn series, this tool integrates tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame lessons suitable for all levels—from beginners to professionals. The program guides you with hints, explanations, and refutations to help you learn from mistakes and deepen your chess knowledge. It includes interactive theoretical lessons and tracks your ELO rating progress as you solve structured tasks with varying complexity.

With features like offline accessibility, cross-device syncing, bookmarking, and an adaptive interface for tablets, this extension is an excellent resource for serious chess players who want to study one of the greatest chess champions in history through high-quality, tested examples and engaging training methods.

## Rankings

- #362,613 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.chessking.android.learn.botvinnik.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users find the Botvinnik - Chess Champion app fun, challenging, and educational, praising its teaching of tactics and positional play through training exercises and historical games. However, some users note that context and explanations can be unclear and recommend reviewing variations carefully, especially for less experienced players. Additionally, full enjoyment of the app requires purchasing the complete version.

### Pros

- Educational and challenging chess training.
- Fun and enjoyable to play.
- Good for learning positional and tactical chess skills.
- Provides useful chess variations and historical games.

### Cons

- Context and explanations not always clear.
- Some content may be difficult for weaker players without extra review.
- Full version requires purchase to access all features.

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