ChessVisionDrills

Name: ChessVisionDrills
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 3.8 (11 reviews)
Author: Michael anderson

ImproveYourChessVision

$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

11 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Board
Developer

Michael anderson
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

2.7
MB

This game challenges you to find forks and skewers in chess. It's not a chess playing game but rather a drill to help you recognize common chess tactics quickly. Use it everyday to become a stronger chess player.

Ratings & Reviews

3.8

out of 5

11 Ratings

Neat Idea, Inconsistent Win Criteria
04/19/2023

Em-Aye-Bee
The instructions are either in correct or the developer hasnt vetted the exercises. The game is great concept which increases familiarity with the symmetry of the positions e.g. “I can attack from above *and* below” but the full extent of the attacks are not realized.

Developer Response
I believe I have vetted all the answers, but you don't have to take my word for it anymore. In version 4.7 (should be in the store very soon if it isn't already) I have exposed the ai that I wrote to come up with the answers and now you can "check" any answer in the review mode . You just click on a square in review mode , either one that you answered correctly, missed or got wrong, or a square you just didn't get to clicking. It will allow you to "refute" my answers by playing either the white or black pieces! Incidentally, the main purpose of writing this game was to try out an AI search routine I implemented. It's a minimax search algorithm to come up with the answers that is well know in computer science.
Neat Idea, Inconsistent Win Criteria
04/19/2023

Em-Aye-Bee

The instructions are either in correct or the developer hasnt vetted the exercises. The game is great concept which increases familiarity with the symmetry of the positions e.g. “I can attack from above *and* below” but the full extent of the attacks are not realized.
Developer Response 12/03/2024
I believe I have vetted all the answers, but you don't have to take my word for it anymore. In version 4.7 (should be in the store very soon if it isn't already) I have exposed the ai that I wrote to come up with the answers and now you can "check" any answer in the review mode . You just click on a square in review mode , either one that you answered correctly, missed or got wrong, or a square you just didn't get to clicking. It will allow you to "refute" my answers by playing either the white or black pieces! Incidentally, the main purpose of writing this game was to try out an AI search routine I implemented. It's a minimax search algorithm to come up with the answers that is well know in computer science.
Unique game, great idea, poorly programmed
03/20/2020

Jerry Hobby
This app has a great idea and it was a good start towards what I was looking for. Having a way to practice “board vision” exercises is not found in other apps even though it’s a critical skill for developing your chess game.This app misses out in several areas. First, there are more types of drills that should be included. Board coordinate drills and other pattern recognition drills. In addition, it has a short timer making it nearly impossible for beginners. It should be adjustable. It also shouldn’t be built with only three strikes. The point is to drill. It would be nicer if it was timed but not as a timeout but like other chess drills, in that you get more points if you do it faster. The whole idea is to not make someone win or lose, but constantly improve.The app does not rotate to horizontal on the iPad. For those of us that prefer the horizontal orientation (keyboard users), this is a big inconvenience. Further, the app does not let you disable sounds, set timers, or setup anything.This app works, so I gave it a couple stars. But to PAY for an app that lacks so many features ... well ... it’s just not a good value at any price. I love paying for apps to help developers. But I want to get features for premium apps. This should be an ad supported app since it is such a feature-free program.One star for being a unique and valuable training idea. One star because it works and doesn’t crash. If this is version 1.0, then perhaps by version 5.0 this app will have the refinements making it a worthy chess training tool.

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback. I have implemented a setting so you can adjust the timing. I've also added a setting to make the sounds optional.
Unique game, great idea, poorly programmed
03/20/2020

Jerry Hobby

This app has a great idea and it was a good start towards what I was looking for. Having a way to practice “board vision” exercises is not found in other apps even though it’s a critical skill for developing your chess game.This app misses out in several areas. First, there are more types of drills that should be included. Board coordinate drills and other pattern recognition drills. In addition, it has a short timer making it nearly impossible for beginners. It should be adjustable. It also shouldn’t be built with only three strikes. The point is to drill. It would be nicer if it was timed but not as a timeout but like other chess drills, in that you get more points if you do it faster. The whole idea is to not make someone win or lose, but constantly improve.The app does not rotate to horizontal on the iPad. For those of us that prefer the horizontal orientation (keyboard users), this is a big inconvenience. Further, the app does not let you disable sounds, set timers, or setup anything.This app works, so I gave it a couple stars. But to PAY for an app that lacks so many features ... well ... it’s just not a good value at any price. I love paying for apps to help developers. But I want to get features for premium apps. This should be an ad supported app since it is such a feature-free program.One star for being a unique and valuable training idea. One star because it works and doesn’t crash. If this is version 1.0, then perhaps by version 5.0 this app will have the refinements making it a worthy chess training tool.
Developer Response 06/20/2020
Thanks for the feedback. I have implemented a setting so you can adjust the timing. I've also added a setting to make the sounds optional.
Developer restored this game
07/25/2020

Youmeandjeffrey
I wrote a salty review last time because it was not compatible with new devices and the timer was unrealistic. Now this game is one of my favorites to pass the time. Thank you to the Devs! Highly recommend

Developer Response
I have fixed the app in the newest version.
Developer restored this game
07/25/2020

Youmeandjeffrey

I wrote a salty review last time because it was not compatible with new devices and the timer was unrealistic. Now this game is one of my favorites to pass the time. Thank you to the Devs! Highly recommend
Developer Response 03/25/2020
I have fixed the app in the newest version.
Great app!
10/14/2014

Terryls106
One complaint, some moves are marked as wrong inconsistently, I.e. Moves that can be blocked by interposition of the opponents piece, but then can be taken on second move...sometimes these are flagged as good and sometimes wrong, be consistent
Great app!
10/14/2014

Terryls106

One complaint, some moves are marked as wrong inconsistently, I.e. Moves that can be blocked by interposition of the opponents piece, but then can be taken on second move...sometimes these are flagged as good and sometimes wrong, be consistent

Fixed the score to update after each round.

Version 4.8 10/17/2025

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Seller: Michael anderson
Size: 2.7 MB
Category: Board
Compatibility: Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and 2 more

English, German, Spanish
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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Family Sharing

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Ratings & Reviews

Neat Idea, Inconsistent Win Criteria

Unique game, great idea, poorly programmed

Developer restored this game

Great app!

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