A big update for KingsClash: a weekly tournament to compete in, daily and weekly challenges, medals to collect and a map to find chess clubs near you. Plus thousands of new puzzles, a refreshed design and many improvements.

• Level up — earn XP in games, puzzles and lessons; new levels unlock designs • Sign in with Apple or Google • Puzzles redesigned, with daily goals and Puzzle Storm • Fresh logo, your friends right on the home screen, new pieces and move effects • Various improvements and fixes across the app

• Watch live games — follow friends and other players while they play • Notifications now keep a history you can look back through • Pieces appear with your move effect when a game starts • Games against the computer now use the large board layout on iPad • Various improvements and fixes across the app

CLUB CHAT Every club now has its own group chat — talk to your teammates right from your messages. CLUB LEAGUE The league now plays three match days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. And if the opposing club leaves a board empty, you'll be told you win it without playing. CLUBS Club pages got a big upgrade: a real club profile card and three join modes — open, by request, or closed. APP ICON BADGE Unread messages, open challenges and friend requests now show as a number on the app icon. NEW MOVE EFFECTS Teleport, Shadow and Lightning have been completely redrawn. Plus bug fixes and stability improvements.

Game analysis, rebuilt: a new evaluation method catches mistakes that used to slip through, and the accuracy score is more realistic. Theory moves show the opening name; new symbols mark brilliant, best and good moves, right on the piece that moved. Redrawn arrows and badges — readable on every board design and in dark mode. Start the analysis with one tap and watch the board replay your game while it runs, with move sounds. Moves sound as you step through them too. The evaluation graph is now on iPhone as well. Recent games on the home and profile screens open their analysis with a tap. Notifications: choose in Settings exactly which push messages you want. Fixes: swiping back now works every time, not just once after launch.

Puzzles: step through your moves, replay the full solution, and retry a failed puzzle without affecting your rating. Club league: the top 3 now stand on a podium, each with their record. Swipe from the left edge to go back — everywhere outside a live game. Your profile is one tap away on every screen, messages included. Club and player names are tappable in rankings, member lists and league tables. Fixes: pawn promotion sheet on iPhone, profile photo on iPad.

• KingsClash now speaks eight languages: English, German, Spanish and French, plus the new Turkish, Russian, Italian and Portuguese. • Club league kickoff: instead of dropping you on the Play page without warning, a notice now slides up to announce "Your league game is starting", with your opponent, their club and your board number — tap to join, or swipe it away. "Go to your game" on the club card takes you back to your board at any time. • The Hall of Fame is now a screen of its own, with the full history: every division winner, month by month, newest first. Tap a monthly winner to open the matchdays for that exact season and division. • Play now opens a panel from the bottom instead of expanding a card, and it flows straight into the opponent search. • Fixed: a no-show in the league now counts as a win instead of a draw. Whoever fails to appear loses the board; if neither player shows up, the board ends ½ : ½ — half a point each. • Fixed: the four move-list buttons on iPhone were in the wrong order and are back the way you know them (start / back / forward / end). • Fixed: the black rook in the "Line" piece set was hard to tell apart from the white one.

• New move effects: Lightning, Shadow and Teleport — pick yours on the Designs page, your opponent sees it on your moves • Choose your move effect right in the welcome tour, after picking your pieces • Rankings: the top 3 now stand on a podium • Club league: browse every matchday with all pairings, open any match to see all seven boards and lineups, and meet the new Hall of Fame with each month's champion • Designs are now one tap away in the navigation • Fixed: the app language chosen from the tab bar was lost on restart; the App Store now lists all four supported languages • Sounds work again (volume sliders arrived in 1.8)

• New sounds throughout the app — with a new "Sounds" section in Settings and separate volume sliders for game and other sounds • League games now stand out in your match history, marked in your division's color • Chat messages appear as speech bubbles right on the board — turn them off in Settings if you prefer • If your opponent loses connection, a countdown now shows when the win is yours • Smaller improvements and bug fixes

• New Designs page: 6 board colors, 5 app color themes and 10 new piece sets to make the game your own • In-app notifications: see right away when it's your turn, when a message, challenge or friend request arrives, or when your league match day starts — with switches in Settings • Chess puzzles: everyone now starts at level 1 and works their way up • Smaller improvements and bug fixes

• New: Chess puzzles — 30,000 tactics puzzles with levels, your own puzzle rating, hints and the option to see the solution • New: Game analysis — replay your finished games and see accuracy, blunders, mistakes and inaccuracies move by move, with the best move shown as an arrow • Tap any game in "My Games" to open its analysis • Fixed: the offline notice on the club page no longer stays on screen after switching apps • Fixed: your club match day now appears right away on the Play screen

• Play against the computer: the real Stockfish engine now runs inside the app, with 20 levels from complete beginner to master strength — on iPhone and iPad • Dark mode is here — pick System, Light or Dark under Settings → Appearance, and the status bar follows along • Be a good sport: give your opponent 10 extra seconds during a game • Clubs now have their own league rating that rises and falls with team match results • Create your club instantly — no more waiting for approval, you become the club leader right away • The green dot on your avatar now shows your real connection status

• iPad: a completely new look — sidebar navigation, two columns in landscape, full-screen games, plus keyboard and trackpad support • Club league: team captains can now set the lineup right from the matchday card • Every league division now has its own color — gold, silver and bronze for the top three • League table: tap any club to open its page • Profile: the new "Club rank" tile shows your club's position in its division • New accounts: confirm your email via a welcome message (your account stays fully usable) • You can now only be in one club at a time — the join button appears only if you haven't joined one yet • Easier on your battery: the app only refreshes while you're actually looking at it

• New: push notifications — get notified when it's your move, when you receive a challenge, message or friend request, and shortly before your club's league match • Club league: byes now show as "Bye – Win", upcoming byes show a countdown, and matches in progress display a running score instead of a final result • "Last 10" on the club page now shows your real recent results — including across month boundaries • Draw offers: if an offer has expired, the banner now clears properly and you can offer a draw again • Profile photo: if an upload fails, you now see an error message instead of a photo that silently disappears

• Premoves got a big upgrade: castling, captures and recaptures can now be premoved, promotion remembers your chosen piece, and tapping a premove's starting square cancels it • Feel every move: subtle haptic feedback for moves, captures and game end (can be turned off in game options) • Sign in: the keyboard no longer covers the input fields, and you can reveal your password while typing • Play: pull down to refresh, and the screen scrolls properly again • Rankings: players without a rated game no longer receive a rank, ties are resolved consistently, and your pinned row now matches the list in every mode • Ratings you don't have yet now show as "unrated" everywhere — home screen, profile and club lists — instead of a placeholder number • Resigning now plays the end-of-game sound • The app stays in portrait instead of rotating with the device • Rounded the top corners of the tab bar

A complete redesign for iPhone. • Every screen rebuilt — home, play, profile, clubs, messages and settings • New full-screen game view with a bigger board, clearer clocks and in-game chat • Notifications, friends and your full game history are now one tap away • Interactive rating chart — touch and drag to read your rating on any day • Pull to refresh, smoother panels, and sounds for chat messages

Bug fixes: - Fixed an issue where the app could show a blank white screen after being inactive for a longer time - Guest sessions now renew automatically, so you can keep browsing without interruption

Bug fixes and improvements: - Chess pieces now display correctly during games. - Improved in-game sound handling.