Chess Premium

Name: Chess Premium
Price: 9.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (4532 reviews)
Author: Optime Software LLC

No Ads. Play Chess Offline.

$9.99 · Designed for iPad

4.5K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Board
Developer

Optime Software LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

40.5
MB

Chess Premium — The Chess Game Your iPhone Deserves No ads. No internet required. Just chess, beautifully designed for your iPhone and iPad. Whether you're picking up chess for the first time or looking for a worthy opponent at 2am, Chess Premium delivers. Play against a sophisticated AI with adjustable difficulty — from patient teacher to ruthless opponent — or hand the phone to a friend for a classic two-player match. What makes it Premium: • Stunning visuals built for Retina displays — not ported from another era • AI engine that actually challenges you, with difficulty levels that grow with your game • Offline play, always available — no Wi-Fi, no account, no nonsense • Auto-saves instantly when you take a call or switch apps • Undo support, configurable player names, and full score tracking No subscriptions. No ads. Buy once, play forever. Download Chess Premium and play your first game in seconds. ———— Love classic games? Optime makes a full suite of board and card games — including Backgammon Pro, Checkers Premium, and Sudoku. Search ""Optime Software"" to see them all.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

4.5K Ratings

Dear Optime Software LLC,
10/22/2017

Samuel2616
I really love the look and feel of your digital rendition of Chess. I paid for the “premium” version of your game so that I could enjoy its simplistic beauty, undistracted by ads, so I thank you that I am able to do so. This app is beautiful, timeless, and something I can see myself playing until the iPhone 25. To further improve the experience for each and every one of your customers, I have come up with a few suggestions that, if implemented, will make the experience of using this app even better than it currently is. I thank you in advance for considering the following:• “Undo” after checkmate This will allow us to further evaluate our strategies, because we’re all prone to making mistakes and, as a beginner, I may not always see that a checkmate against me is about to take place.• The ability “Save” a game to rewatch later Each chess game is a unique piece of art, so it would be great to be able to revisit one of our masterpieces! Again, I want to thank you for taking the time to read what I have shared. Best regards, Sam
Dear Optime Software LLC,
10/22/2017

Samuel2616

I really love the look and feel of your digital rendition of Chess. I paid for the “premium” version of your game so that I could enjoy its simplistic beauty, undistracted by ads, so I thank you that I am able to do so. This app is beautiful, timeless, and something I can see myself playing until the iPhone 25. To further improve the experience for each and every one of your customers, I have come up with a few suggestions that, if implemented, will make the experience of using this app even better than it currently is. I thank you in advance for considering the following:• “Undo” after checkmate This will allow us to further evaluate our strategies, because we’re all prone to making mistakes and, as a beginner, I may not always see that a checkmate against me is about to take place.• The ability “Save” a game to rewatch later Each chess game is a unique piece of art, so it would be great to be able to revisit one of our masterpieces! Again, I want to thank you for taking the time to read what I have shared. Best regards, Sam
I Love It
05/28/2020

Xctual I
If I could recommend anything, it would be maybe an extra color or two. Right now there's only bronze and silver looking pieces, but I think black and white pieces would be nice and simple as well. Also, whoever is bronze ends up being the person who goes first. Nothing is too big a deal, but some people I play with have preferences for the colors. The game plays well, and I use it a lot with others. The algorithim definitely keeps me on my toes.
I Love It
05/28/2020

Xctual I

If I could recommend anything, it would be maybe an extra color or two. Right now there's only bronze and silver looking pieces, but I think black and white pieces would be nice and simple as well. Also, whoever is bronze ends up being the person who goes first. Nothing is too big a deal, but some people I play with have preferences for the colors. The game plays well, and I use it a lot with others. The algorithim definitely keeps me on my toes.
Great chess engine, but closed
11/03/2020

RiccardoPG
Having been a former USCF rated expert (2005 rating), I find this app to be all the challenge I need in my bucket list attempt to reach a master level. I play it on full strength with some limit to time since I can explore more plans/strategic lines this way. As expected, the tactical capabilities of this on a iPhone 6 are well beyond human, so much so that the app seems to almost play positionally. With this type of strong opposition, one can explore variations much more quickly and improve more quickly as well.However, since it can’t read PGN files, it is therefore limited in its full capability for training purposes. This is a shame, since otherwise it is a very powerful player.
Great chess engine, but closed
11/03/2020

RiccardoPG

Having been a former USCF rated expert (2005 rating), I find this app to be all the challenge I need in my bucket list attempt to reach a master level. I play it on full strength with some limit to time since I can explore more plans/strategic lines this way. As expected, the tactical capabilities of this on a iPhone 6 are well beyond human, so much so that the app seems to almost play positionally. With this type of strong opposition, one can explore variations much more quickly and improve more quickly as well.However, since it can’t read PGN files, it is therefore limited in its full capability for training purposes. This is a shame, since otherwise it is a very powerful player.
Computer cheats on higher difficulties, but overall a great way to play chess on the run
10/23/2022

Dragonsixes
I’ve noticed that the AI like to treat the knight as if it can be skipped over. That can be infuriating, especially when you’re “in check” from behind a piece blocking the checking piece. Other than that, i’d say the AI could use a little but of a nerf. I could go toe-to-toe with Level 7 difficulty in Microsoft Chess, however, i have yet to beat (what i assume to be) level 5 on this app. Other than that, this greatly supplements my chess addiction, and that’s enough to rate it 4 stars
Computer cheats on higher difficulties, but overall a great way to play chess on the run
10/23/2022

Dragonsixes

I’ve noticed that the AI like to treat the knight as if it can be skipped over. That can be infuriating, especially when you’re “in check” from behind a piece blocking the checking piece. Other than that, i’d say the AI could use a little but of a nerf. I could go toe-to-toe with Level 7 difficulty in Microsoft Chess, however, i have yet to beat (what i assume to be) level 5 on this app. Other than that, this greatly supplements my chess addiction, and that’s enough to rate it 4 stars

• Chess Premium is now universal — fully native on both iPhone and iPad • Fixed an issue where the engine could incorrectly declare or miss checkmate • Fixed a bug that caused phantom pieces to appear or pieces to vanish mid-game — if you still experience this, please email support@optimesoftware.com (a short video helps enormously) • Removed debug output from the chess engine, so it thinks faster and uses less battery • Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause a crash after undo