ChessRiddle: Chess Trainer
Felix Andreas Beck Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
ChessRiddle: Chess Trainer is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Felix Andreas Beck. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated October 20, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 64 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 20
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About ChessRiddle: Chess Trainer
ChessRiddle is not your average tactics trainer. Instead of guessing single moves, you train real calculation – as close to a real game as possible. WHAT MAKES CHESSRIDDLE DIFFERENT • The board stays static: you calculate the whole line in your head instead of trying moves on the board. • You enter the complete variation tree to prove you calculated the entire line – no move-guessing. • Mixed Mode: tactics and positional play combined, just like a real game – you first decide whether the position is tactical or positional. • Every solution is validated server-side with Stockfish. That sets ChessRiddle apart from the hundreds of pure tactics trainers where a well-guessed first move is enough. SIX TRAINING MODES • Tactics – Find classic combinations and tactical motifs • Mixed – Tactics and positional play in one mode: assess first, then solve – just like at the board • Pieceless – Solve puzzles without visible pieces and train your board vision • Visualization – Calculate announced moves (pre-moves), then solve the position • Opening Blunder – Spot and punish typical opening mistakes • Position Evaluation – Estimate who stands better TRAINING PLANS Structured training sessions of warm-up, main part and cool-down – automatically assembled by duration and focus. COLLECTIONS Build puzzle collections and edit them in bulk – for your own training or for students. TRAIN TOGETHER In a shared session a trainer and a student work through the same positions. DUELS Challenge a friend to the same puzzles at your own pace. The more accurate player wins, not the faster one. Full history and a faster way to create a duel. NOTIFICATIONS Get notified about duels, friend requests and shared sessions. COORDINATES TRAINING Sharpen your board vision: find and name squares – timed or as a streak. PERSONAL RATING Track your progress with an individual rating system. Every mode has its own rating, so you can target your weaknesses. DETAILED STATISTICS Analyze your performance with in-depth statistics and follow your development over time. LEADERBOARD Measure yourself against other players and climb the rankings. STREAK MODE Solve as many puzzles in a row as you can without a mistake and keep your streak alive. FRIENDS Connect with friends and compare your stats. ENGINE ANALYSIS Analyze positions with the built-in Stockfish engine. HISTORY Revisit solved and missed puzzles to learn from your mistakes. With Practice Mistakes you replay exactly the positions you got wrong. ChessRiddle is the ideal app for chess players who take their training seriously and want to improve in a game-like way – from beginner to advanced. Train like you play. Prove your calculation.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated October 20, 2026
• New: Arena. Join a live arena and solve the same puzzle ladder as everyone else. Correct lines score, wrong ones cost a point, so accuracy wins, not speed. Create public or link-only arenas with Gold, schedule a start time, and follow the live standings. Afterwards, review every puzzle. • Verified chess titles. Verify your title through Lichess, or request verification through Chess.com. A verified title appears next to your name on leaderboards and in arenas. • Review your solved puzzles. History and statistics open the full post-solve view and replay the line you actually submitted. • A guided first-puzzle tutorial and a short how-it-works video. • Corrections now appear right beside the wrong move, and a revealed solution merges into your variation tree. • Analysis runs on Stockfish 19. New move sounds and sound themes. • Share training plans with friends, and balance timer shares to 100 % in one tap. • Name Square now offers six answer choices with right and wrong feedback. • Gold is available in many more local currencies. • Wrong-piece hints can be switched off, and the annotation colour can be chosen from the board menu. • Many fixes and polish.
Play today's Queens puzzle
One queen in every row, column and color. A free daily puzzle from Fiplay, same board for everyone. It plays right here, no download.
App privacy
The developer, Felix Andreas Beck, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Customer Support
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: App Functionality
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