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ChessEssentials app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 6112 ratings )
Games Education Board Strategy
Developer: Valer Eugen Demian
Free
Current version: 1.8, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 16 Apr 2013
App size: 69.91 Mb

Motto: "We raise champions!"


You are invited to discover a user friendly, effective teaching chess method!
• A blend of European and North American traditional and modern chess teachings
• Easy to follow and use by players of any level or by chess teachers and instructors
• Perfected over a period of four decades of chess teaching and active play

It has helped our students reach the highest levels of performance such as:
• Harmony Zhu, World Champion @ the World Youth Chess Championship 2013
• Two top 10 places @ the World Youth Chess Championship (2008 and 2012)
• A North American Champion title (2007)
• Several national titles
• Multiple provincial and local titles by age group

This app follows the highly successful teaching method already experimented at various chess clubs. Although our students are children and youth, the app is intended for chess lovers of any level up to a 2000 national rating. The rating levels are provided for guidance only and are set based on over 300 students’ real experiences. Still we cannot guarantee you will achieve them. Ultimately, you are responsible for your own chess performances.

If your desire is just to get better, to understand and enjoy more this ancient game, this app is for you too! It will help you understand the basics and perfect your skills.

Our levels 1 to 5 provide you with the essential information and over 1,000 carefully selected puzzles to help you lay down the proper chess knowledge foundation. Chess can still be enjoyed when learned the right way. This is your opportunity to learn it with us!

IAPs (priced by level of complexity):
Level 1: (0 - 400) rating - free
Level 2: (400 - 800) rating - $ 0.99
Level 3: (800 - 1100) rating - $ 1.99
Level 4: (1100 - 1400) rating - $ 2.99
Level 5: (1400 - 1700) rating - $ 3.99

COMING SOON:
Level 6: (1700 - 2000) rating - $ 4.99

Pros and cons of ChessEssentials app for iPhone and iPad

ChessEssentials app good for

Oh wow this is very cool!!! I love the step by step lessons, and the puzzles!!!
Very intuitive and easy to follow. Cant wait for the next level to come out. Awesome!
Very smooth transitioning between levels of training. Welcoming esthetics. Covers the basics well. Highly recommend it.
Easy to follow, fun, great puzzles! I love it and highly recommend it for players of every level.
Very slick design. The self teaching method is easy to use, flexible and increasing challenging as you move along. Cant wait for the other levels to come live!
ChessEssentials is in my opinion the best learning app that I found so far. I consider myself a beginner and being a strategic game, chess has many moves and rules that beginners often find confusing. This app is a user friendly, open to all ages, with an effective teaching that got my 5 year old daughter interested. I wish to see more exercises and puzzles every level. I give a thumbs-up!

Some bad moments

I just love the way you guys put it together but more exercises and puzzles needed
This is really fun! I love that it has such awesome explanations/tests/puzzles! The animations are good and instructions very clear! I definitely recommend this! Cant wait for the next levels!
This is perfect for me trying to get back to playing chess. For me, much easier to follow the simulated moves than from a book. The quality and ease of use are as good as any "app" I have seen. You will love it!
Great for a chess newbie like myself. I like how the lessons progressively increase in difficulty. I hope the developers are working on adding more content.
Very good application , but why every time i open the app i should restore the purchase agin please fix this.
This app is filled with bugs and inaccuracies. You make a correct move in the puzzles and itll tell you its wrong. This app needs LOTS of work!