Chess Tiger Pro

Name: Chess Tiger Pro
Price: 14.99 USD
Rating: 4.9 (23287 reviews)
Author: Christophe Théron

Learn, play, improve!

$14.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

23K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Board
Developer

Christophe Théron
Language

EN
+ 3 More
Size

45.5
MB

Beginner or advanced, become a chess master, without ever being disturbed by ads. Do you want to master the most prestigious, the classiest game ever, while having fun? It's EASY! For starters, there are no ads to distract you. There's no account to create, and you don't even need to be connected to the Internet. So, how does it work? If you are a beginner, let yourself be guided by the introductory lessons included. The lessons are SHORT and EASY. Right from the start, you begin playing by moving pieces, and you learn the rules of the game while having fun. Once you know the rules, you start playing real games! The coach shows you the moves a Grandmaster would pick. Not just one move, but THE 4 BEST MOVES. Sounds too simple? But think about it... How did you learn to speak as a child? Did you take grammar and spelling lessons? Of course not. You listened to the adults talk and then you went for it! Because that's how you learn! This app allows you to do just that, AND IT WORKS! From the very first games, you start learning effortlessly. You immediately enjoy playing, and after a while you notice that the right moves come to mind naturally, as if they were obvious. Gradually, you deactivate the suggestions and play by yourself. At the end of each game, the coach shows you the good and bad moves you've made. You can better understand what happened, and you can even try out other moves to improve. If this sounds unbelievable, you should read the user reviews for our app. It has one of the highest satisfaction ratings on the App Store, in all countries. FOR BEGINNERS, THIS APP... • contains introductory chess lessons that are even suitable for children. • shows you all the possible moves of a piece when you touch it. • explains why certain moves are forbidden. • can suggest 4 to 6 excellent moves at any one time. The green button lets you show or hide these suggestions. • can tell you when you can mate your opponent, so you can look for the winning move by yourself. • can warn you when your opponent is about to play a dangerous move. • provides 50 trainer levels of increasing difficulty. • knows and applies perfectly all the official rules of chess. • analyzes your games and shows you how to improve. FOR EXPERTS: • Both USCF and FIDE rating scales are supported. • Chess Tiger Pro has one of the strongest chess engines for mobile devices (3040 USCF Elo). • On current devices, as incredible as it sounds, it plays at the world champion level. • You can set up any position. • You can save your games and replay them later. • You can exchange games with your friends very easily by email. • You can import game collections in PGN format. • The chess engine displays its thinking, up to 20 moves ahead. • You can analyze a game by replaying it. Chess Tiger Pro indicates bad moves by coloring them red. The 4 best moves in each position are shown in green. • Chess Tiger Pro supports variations: you can test other moves and then return to your original game. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE: • The coach can comment on the game as you play (optional). • When the game is over, the coach can analyze it and show you how to improve. • 19 beautiful visual themes are included, which you can customize. • 10 styles of chess pieces are available. • You can choose from 20 chessboard styles (marble, blue marble, wood, metal, stone, …). • A collection of over 10,000 famous games by the greatest players of all time is included. For example, the entire career of Magnus Carlsen, since 2001, is available. • 4 playing styles are included, from «cautious» to «suicidal», which you can combine with all available levels. • Includes an opening book of more than one million moves. • Many customization options are available (graphics, sounds, engine output…). • ...and much more... privacy policy: http://www.chesstiger.com/iphone/About_privacy_en.html terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

23K Ratings

This app is for everyone.
08/05/2018

Oscarclever
I suggest everyone should purchase this app. Although it might sounds expensive, it is actually one of the best chess app I ever had. I will tell you why. First of all, the free version have credit system, whilst the pro one gives you the option to play unlimited. Second of all, the coach gives you suggestions of the very strong moves that a grandmaster would play. The coach will comment about the positive moves that you made, not the negative one. The coach inside the app is like real chess player talking to me. I can feel your voice. I can feel your tone. There are literally more than 6000 classical collections of chess history that most chess don't even have, anyway. I love the designs of the app and there are so many options of the app that are very useful. There are even rules of chess, if any beginner tried to join in chess with millions of people. Chess is a beauty of nature. Chess is a logic board game. Chess is creative. However, you can't save this to iCloud. You can save this by backup.
This app is for everyone.
08/05/2018

Oscarclever

I suggest everyone should purchase this app. Although it might sounds expensive, it is actually one of the best chess app I ever had. I will tell you why. First of all, the free version have credit system, whilst the pro one gives you the option to play unlimited. Second of all, the coach gives you suggestions of the very strong moves that a grandmaster would play. The coach will comment about the positive moves that you made, not the negative one. The coach inside the app is like real chess player talking to me. I can feel your voice. I can feel your tone. There are literally more than 6000 classical collections of chess history that most chess don't even have, anyway. I love the designs of the app and there are so many options of the app that are very useful. There are even rules of chess, if any beginner tried to join in chess with millions of people. Chess is a beauty of nature. Chess is a logic board game. Chess is creative. However, you can't save this to iCloud. You can save this by backup.
Amazing analysis, rough visuals for 2025 standards
07/07/2025

TheMauricio
I've already learned a lot through the app's use of suggested moves, threats by the computer opponent, and analysis of the games I've played, and the offline capabilities of all this makes it five stars against the competition. However, the menu and interface is a bit painful by 2025 app standards. Low-resolution backgrounds, pieces, and buttons aren't as slick as the competition. I keep the piece set on Flat, board to Grey, and background to Dark, but some of those backgrounds and pieces look like they were clearly made in the late 2000s and never replaced. (I'm looking at you, Metal and Wood pieces. Same to you, Wood 2 and Marble boards.)But still, I will keep coming back to this app versus the others because it's a one-time payment for some great features, letting you know how to improve your game, something that's locked behind subscriptions on other apps. I just hope that improving the look of the app is on the roadmap.
Amazing analysis, rough visuals for 2025 standards
07/07/2025

TheMauricio

I've already learned a lot through the app's use of suggested moves, threats by the computer opponent, and analysis of the games I've played, and the offline capabilities of all this makes it five stars against the competition. However, the menu and interface is a bit painful by 2025 app standards. Low-resolution backgrounds, pieces, and buttons aren't as slick as the competition. I keep the piece set on Flat, board to Grey, and background to Dark, but some of those backgrounds and pieces look like they were clearly made in the late 2000s and never replaced. (I'm looking at you, Metal and Wood pieces. Same to you, Wood 2 and Marble boards.)But still, I will keep coming back to this app versus the others because it's a one-time payment for some great features, letting you know how to improve your game, something that's locked behind subscriptions on other apps. I just hope that improving the look of the app is on the roadmap.
Great!
01/25/2019

Bobbybob32134282
While it isn't the strongest chess app (stockfish and smallfish easily beat this app) it is still strong enough to crush everyone I know, and I know some good chess players (nationally ranked). This app is unparalleled as a training app, which is why I love it. It's playing strength ranges from moving at random to grand master precision with of 50 levels in between, which it makes it easy to improve one small step at a time. Analyze your games after you play them to see what good moves you missed. Analyze thousands of included grandmaster games to learn from the best. You can customize just about anything you might want from a huge list of options on the settings page. Sometimes this app is wrong and the opening book isn't spectacularly large or diverse, which is why I would also recommend downloading smallfish (which uses the stockfish engine), but the chess tiger engine is still much stronger than you. You have something to learn from this
Great!
01/25/2019

Bobbybob32134282

While it isn't the strongest chess app (stockfish and smallfish easily beat this app) it is still strong enough to crush everyone I know, and I know some good chess players (nationally ranked). This app is unparalleled as a training app, which is why I love it. It's playing strength ranges from moving at random to grand master precision with of 50 levels in between, which it makes it easy to improve one small step at a time. Analyze your games after you play them to see what good moves you missed. Analyze thousands of included grandmaster games to learn from the best. You can customize just about anything you might want from a huge list of options on the settings page. Sometimes this app is wrong and the opening book isn't spectacularly large or diverse, which is why I would also recommend downloading smallfish (which uses the stockfish engine), but the chess tiger engine is still much stronger than you. You have something to learn from this
Gentleman are you...?
06/25/2017

Unknown Apple Client
So you say you're a "true gentleman". You open doors for ladies. You speak only when you're spoken to. You say please and thank you. You have a firm handshake. You know how to change a flat tire. You know how to cook. You know how to make a great cocktail. You help those in need...BUT...Do you know how to play chess? Well then ladies and gentleman, STEP RIGHT UP, this app will get you or your man in your life to get you where you ought to be. Rubbing elbows with the greatest of the greatest like, Einstein, Bobby Fischer, Benjamin Franklin, Charlie Chaplin, Mahatma Ghandi, The most interesting man in the world, and Snoop Dogg. All these great men have enjoyed a great game of chess with someone in their lifetime. Possibly with a joint in their hand, I see you BenFrank! Download this app and play it everyday! When you wake up. During lunch. Before you go to sleep. And believe me, in about a week, your name will be amongst those great men I mentioned earlier. As Seinfeld once said, "The Pin Is Mightier Than The Sword" or was that Reinfeld?
Gentleman are you...?
06/25/2017

Unknown Apple Client

So you say you're a "true gentleman". You open doors for ladies. You speak only when you're spoken to. You say please and thank you. You have a firm handshake. You know how to change a flat tire. You know how to cook. You know how to make a great cocktail. You help those in need...BUT...Do you know how to play chess? Well then ladies and gentleman, STEP RIGHT UP, this app will get you or your man in your life to get you where you ought to be. Rubbing elbows with the greatest of the greatest like, Einstein, Bobby Fischer, Benjamin Franklin, Charlie Chaplin, Mahatma Ghandi, The most interesting man in the world, and Snoop Dogg. All these great men have enjoyed a great game of chess with someone in their lifetime. Possibly with a joint in their hand, I see you BenFrank! Download this app and play it everyday! When you wake up. During lunch. Before you go to sleep. And believe me, in about a week, your name will be amongst those great men I mentioned earlier. As Seinfeld once said, "The Pin Is Mightier Than The Sword" or was that Reinfeld?

- New «Learn» section, with 145 introductory chess lessons. - This update includes a few other minor improvements and fixes. Over the last 12 months, we have released 8 updates, including the following improvements: - New «Frosted glass» button style. - New promotion menu. - You can now copy the game to the clipboard, enabling you to paste it into a note or message, for example. - A new option lets you disable the «Suggestions» button. If you find you're asking the app for help too often, this option is for you! - Most sounds can now be disabled individually. - Works perfectly on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5...). - «Analyze my game» has been improved: the commentary is now always in line with the suggested moves. - The analysis of positions where checkmate is possible (direct or in several moves) has been improved. - The display of the number of moves to mate has been improved.