Chess Tactics for Beginners

Name: Chess Tactics for Beginners
Rating: 4.8 (1039 reviews)
Author: Chess King

By: Chess King

Chess Training

Features & Capabilities

This Chrome extension delivers the Chess Tactics for Beginners course as part of the Chess King Learn platform. Based on Sergey Ivashchenko’s best-selling material, it bundles 1300+ beginner drills with gradually increasing difficulty, from simple 1-, 2-, and 3-move tasks to full tactical puzzles.

With guided hints, explanations, and refutations for common mistakes, the program tracks your progress (ELO), lets you practice offline, and includes a free introductory part to test the app before buying—all designed to turn knowledge into practical play.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Content Games

By:

Chess King

Rating:

4.80

(1,039) 2 new ratings

Version:

1.2 Last updated: 2018-01-18

Version code:

841642483

Creation date:

2016-09-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

41.86MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-29

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 56,966 ▼ 7

Other platforms

Chess Tactics for Beginners (v5.4.1)

2,262,985 4.66

(25,925)

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Developed by:

Chess King

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-tactics-for-beginners/id1142551734

User Reviews

Users praise the app for strong, well-structured beginner-friendly content that helps players improve and enjoy rich puzzles and courses. However, multiple reviews flag privacy/privacy-related clipboard behavior, bugs and a lack of updates, and a demoralizing, hard-to-disable ranking feedback system. Overall, the app is valued for learning value and content quality but raised concerns about privacy and reliability.

Pros

High-quality, structured learning content with progressively challenging puzzles.
Learners report tangible improvement in chess skills (e.g., Elo gains) and better performance in games.
Polished visuals and a smooth, well-presented user experience.
Beginner-friendly with broad course material spanning openings, endgames, and middle games.

Cons

Privacy concerns: the app copies/pastes clipboard data on startup, raising data privacy worries.
Bugs and reliability issues; users report quality problems and a lack of updates/maintenance.
In-app performance feedback (instant rankings) can feel punitive and is not easily disabled.