# Chess Tactics in Open Games

> The most sharp and deciding variations of the Open games

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.chessking.android.learn.opengames`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chess King
- **Category:** GAME\_BOARD
- **Downloads:** 110,118
- **Rating:** 4.57 / 5 (788 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-22
- **First published:** 2017-02-09
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chessking.android.learn.opengames)
- **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

Chess Tactics in Open Games is an interactive chess course tailored for club and intermediate players, focusing on the sharp and decisive variations of Open Games after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Featuring over 630 tactical exercises, the course offers a comprehensive overview of actual variants such as Giuoco Piano, Evans Gambit, and Two Knights Game.

Part of the Chess King Learn series, this course incorporates an innovative teaching method with interactive lessons, hints, error refutations, and the ability to test positions against the computer. It tracks your rating progress, offers flexible test modes, and supports multi-device synchronization without requiring an internet connection. Ideal for players aiming to deepen their knowledge, sharpen tactical skills, and practice key moves, this course combines theory and hands-on practice in a user-friendly format.

## Rankings

- #211,565 — 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.opengames.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for challenging, filtered open-game puzzles that educate and improve tactical understanding, especially for intermediate players. Key positives include learning from move one and difficulty-based problem filtering. Main drawbacks are intrusive ads, requests for more opening content, and occasional save-bug issues.

### Pros

- Challenging, well-structured puzzles that teach tactics
- Problems range from three- to four-move sequences and can be filtered by difficulty
- Educational and a strong open-games learning tool that shows tactics from the first move
- Helpful for intermediate players and those practicing specific openings
- Overall great app that helps improve chess understanding and mental ability

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and detract from the chess experience
- Some requested content is missing (e.g., additional open-game lines such as Ruy Lopez)
- Bug: saving the last combination sometimes fails

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chessking.android.learn.opengames)