Rook-E Chess: Learn to play

Rook-E Chess is a chess school in your pocket. Rook-E, a seasoned mentor carved from old stone, teaches one idea at a time, lets you practise it on fresh positions, then watches you use it in a real game.

ONE LOOP, FIVE WORLDS
• Learn an idea: short explanations on the board, with the pieces it talks about lit up.
• Practise it: new positions every time, generated and checked by a real engine. Hints when you want them.
• Use it in a game: six opponents, from Pip the Pawn who forgets to protect his pieces to the Oracle, an engine at full strength.

46 SKILLS, FROM ZERO TO PLANS
Pawn Meadow (rules and first captures), Knight Forest (forks, pins, discovered attacks), Bishop Peaks (checkmates that win games), King's Castle (safety and the endgame), Queen's Garden (plans when nothing is hanging).

A MENTOR, NOT A MASCOT
Rook-E speaks when there is something to say. He shows evidence instead of stars and tells you plainly what you have proven on the board: Practised, Retained, Applied. Skills are checked again a few days later, so what you learn stays learned.

GAMES THAT TEACH
Guided games with hints and take-backs, Real Chess where you name the threat before every move, and independent games that count as proof. After a game Rook-E finds the moments worth a second look.

FREE, NO ACCOUNT
Every lesson, every world and every opponent is free. No account, no sign-up; your progress stays on your phone. Ads pay for it; a one-time Supporter pack removes them for good.

Also: daily quests and streaks, 2D and 3D boards, spoken coaching, six languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese).