# Chess King - Learn to Play

> Train like a master

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1305823239](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1305823239)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1305823239`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chess King
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (2,493 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2017-12-19
- **Size:** 108 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-king-learn-to-play/id1305823239)
- **Website:** [https://learn.chessking.com/](https://learn.chessking.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chessking.com/ios\_privacy\_policy.html](https://chessking.com/ios_privacy_policy.html)

## Description

**Chess King - Learn to Play** offers a structured path from beginner fundamentals to advanced chess mastery. Explore 147 courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegames, and endgames, including 7 guided learning paths and 44 courses through Chess King University.

Learn through interactive theory, thousands of exercises, graphic hints, detailed explanations, mistake refutations, and progress reports for every lesson. Practice against the computer and sync your courses, purchases, progress, and rating across iPhone, iPad, Android, and the web. Preview courses for free, then choose a subscription or purchase individual courses.

## Rankings

- #36,087 — Overall

## Review summary

Chess King offers a deep, high-quality chess training experience with extensive tutorials and affordable courses that can improve your game, and it syncs well across devices. However, it is not beginner-friendly and has a busy UI, plus recurring drag/gesture bugs and post-update subscription access issues that some users report. Overall, strong content and potential, but onboarding and reliability could be improved for new players.

### Pros

- Extensive, high-quality tutorials and vast content covering tactics, openings, endgames, and strategy.
- Effective learning tool that helps users improve and see real chess skill gains.
- Great value with many affordable courses and a comprehensive training suite.
- Works well across devices (iPad and iPhone) with easy syncing.

### Cons

- Not beginner-friendly; the interface is busy and hard to learn for new players.
- Recurrent drag/gesture bugs disrupt gameplay (pieces dragging causes screen to slide or return to a previous menu).
- Subscription/content access issues after updates (content locks; restore purchase needed; support slow).

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