I’m looking for a chess app for my tablet. I would like one that has exercises. I downloaded one from chess.com, but they charge $60 or so a year. I don’t mind paying for an app, but I’d rather not have a yearly subscription.
Can anyone recommend a good app for chess?
Duolingo has just brought out a Chess option. Not sure how good it is, but it’s free.
What kind of exercises? Lichess is free and has unlimited puzzles and a good set of lesson material.
Doesn’t the free version have exercises?
I have been using that, but they repeat a lot of the exercises.
I don’t really know what they are called, but type they used to make books about, find mate in 2, what’s the best move, those types of things. I’m not very good, but I do sometimes like figuring things out.
I got Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf and there were free exercises until you played a few games then it goes to paid. Someone else who uses the normal app said they had to pay too. I haven’t tried so I don’t know for sure.
I think Lichess.org, particularly the website but also the app, would fit your needs nicely. And it’s entirely free, and never asks for money at all.
It has puzzles that can be filtered by type (Mate in 2, forks, sacrifices, etc…) and lessons on all of those things from beginner “how to play” stuff to advanced tactics and mating patterns. And of course you can play the computer at any level of difficulty or real people at all variety of time controls.
I just downloaded it, and this does look like it will fit what I’m looking for. Depending on how much I like it I will probably donate a bit as well. Thanks.
I’ve used Elementary Chess Tactics 1 by Chess King: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chessking.android.learn.elementaryct1
There is a lot of repetition in the exercises, but that can be helpful for drilling the patterns.