# Chess Premium

> No Ads. Play Chess Offline.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id311395924](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id311395924)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id311395924`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Optime Software LLC
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (5,307 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.21
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-13
- **First published:** 2009-04-23
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-premium/id311395924)
- **Website:** [http://www.optimesoftware.com](http://www.optimesoftware.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.optimesoftware.com/privacy](http://www.optimesoftware.com/privacy)

## Description

Chess Premium delivers a clean, ad-free chess experience on iPhone and iPad. Play offline without internet or subscriptions, powered by a thoughtful AI that scales with your skill. Enjoy Retina-quality visuals, instant auto-save, and a smooth two-player mode for pass-and-play. Buy once, play forever. 

Key features include a challenging AI, offline play, undo support, configurable player names, and full score tracking – all without distractions. Download Chess Premium and start playing in seconds.

## Rankings

- #25,055 — Overall
- #9 — optimize
- #9 — premium
- #12 — software

## Review summary

Users praise Chess Premium for its undo feature, effective practice and learning value, crisp visuals, playable both solo and multiplayer, and an ad-free premium option. However, multiple reviews flag reliability issues with AI/game logic, frequent stalemate, missing save/export capabilities, and mid-level difficulty spikes with slow moves.

### Pros

- Undo moves and review lines for practice and analysis.
- Great for practice and learning with adjustable difficulty.
- Visually appealing, polished UI.
- Supports both single-player and two-player modes.
- No-ad premium option (ads-free).

### Cons

- AI/game logic reliability issues (incorrect check detection, mate problems, and other engine glitches).
- Frequent stalemate and difficulty in winning; desire to disable stalemate.
- Missing feature to save/export games (PGN) or save games at various stages.
- Unbalanced difficulty with mid-level spikes and long CPU move times.

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