Forward Chess - Book Reader

Name: Forward Chess - Book Reader
Rating: 4.58 (1308 reviews)
Author: Forward Chess

By: Forward Chess Game

Forward Chess is like having a book and a chessboard in the palm of your hand!

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

112,747 ▲ 320

Data as of 2026-07-17

Rating:

4.58 +4

(1,308)

Version:

2.19.3

Last updated: 2026-06-16

Ranking

#204,709 ▼ 719

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Forward Chess is a powerful interactive chess book reader that combines the experience of reading chess books with a fully integrated chessboard and analysis engine. With Forward Chess, users can read chess books, play through the author's lines, and try their own variations seamlessly. The app includes the embedded Stockfish engine — one of the strongest chess engines globally — to evaluate moves in the book or your custom lines anytime.

Designed ergonomically, Forward Chess offers easy navigation with "Previous" and "Next" buttons, a snap-to-position feature for quick move jumps, and resizable diagrams for comfortable viewing. It supports large-scale navigation between chapters and through complex tree variations. Additional features include note-taking (create, edit, delete), multiple bookmarks per book, and access to a bookstore with titles from prestigious publishers like Quality Chess and New In Chess. Forward Chess is the ultimate tool to boost your chess study and training on the go!

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Forward Chess

Downloads:

112,747 320

Rating:

4.58

(1,308) 4 new ratings

Version:

2.19.3 Last updated: 2026-06-16

Version code:

476

Creation date:

2013-08-15

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk

Size:

87.44MB

Email:

in*****@forwardchess.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 204,709 ▼ 719

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Forward Chess

Google Play Store

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

Email:

in*****@forwardchess.com

Website:

http://ForwardChess.com

User Reviews

Users praise ease of use, portability, integrated chess features (Stockfish and study tools), and a content library with reasonable pricing and active updates. Recurrent negatives focus on limited import/reading capabilities (only app-provided titles), UI bugs and instability (crashes), and the absence of PDF/import options for personal books.

Pros

Easy to use and intuitive navigation
Cross‑platform portability across Android, Windows, iPhone/iPad and the ability to carry your chess library
Built‑in chess engine (Stockfish) and study features (guess‑the‑move)
Strong content library with affordable prices and content customized for the app
Active development and responsive support/updates

Cons

Limited to app‑provided titles; cannot load or import existing books or universal formats
UI not polished; bugs and glitches impacting usability
Stability issues including crashes on startup
Lack of support for importing PDFs or personal documents (external formats)

Recent reviews

This app should be the future of how to study Chess books. It'samazing, featuring lots of customization and chess-specific functionality that has Kindle BEAT. I love the app and I love the HUGE selection of books available at WAY better prices than anywhere else. My first book(s) is/are Volumes 1 & 2 of "Akiva Rubinstein: Uncrowned King", and I'm WAY happy I got this edition over the hardcopies! Because it costs nothing to try, check it out, and use the free sample to explore all that it does!

Be*****, 2026-04-30

Forward Chess is an amazing app (software product)! I love the portability across all my platforms - Android, Windows, iPhone and iPad)! it's the BEST eBook product in the industry! I wish I can include my Kindle books and PDF to it now!! The prices are good and the sale prices are better!! I like the constant updates made to make a wonderful product even better!