Chess Puzzles: Tactics Trainer

Name: Chess Puzzles: Tactics Trainer
Rating: 4.8 (104 reviews)
Author: Sergei Tovmasian

5M+ Puzzle • Improve ELO fast

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone

104 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Puzzle
Developer

Sergei Tovmasian
Language

EN
English
Size

95.5
MB

iPhone

Grandmasters approve. Beginners benefit. With over 5 million puzzles from 400 to 3000 ELO, this trainer adapts to every level of play. Train smarter with over 5 million chess puzzles, crafted to help you learn, study, and master tactical patterns, strategic endgames, and opening traps. Whether you’re a beginner at 400 ELO or a FIDE-rated player aiming for 2800+, this adaptive trainer meets you at your level - and it’s trusted by grandmasters who use it to sharpen their own skills. Built for Real Chess Improvement - AI-powered trainer adjusts puzzle difficulty as you grow - Master tactics like forks, pins, skewers, and sacrifices - Study openings, checkmate patterns, and endgame logic - Solve puzzles across the full 64-square board with real-game scenarios - Practice in daily sessions or fast-paced blitz formats Smart Features to Train Like a Pro - Engine-backed analysis powered by Stockfish - Built-in timer to track and improve your speed - Adaptive difficulty and ELO-based progression - Choose to play as White, Black, or random Designed for All Players From your first lesson to elite tournament prep, you’ll find curated puzzle sets that improve your mind, deepen your strategy, and challenge your logic. Every puzzle is crafted to teach, not just test. You’ll train, not guess. Why Players Trust This Trainer - Huge database: 5M+ positions from real games - Covers beginner to advanced levels - Proven to improve tactical vision and calculation - 62 themed puzzle sets - from opening traps to endgame finesse - Gamified with streaks, ranks, and rating boosts Play smarter. Train harder. Master faster. Whether you’re chasing rating points or just want to study more efficiently, this chess trainer is your daily companion for tactical growth. Privacy Policy: https://www.laetio.com/chessly/privacy_policy Terms of Use: https://www.laetio.com/chessly/tos

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CHALLENGE

Grandmaster Puzzle Challenge

Solve curated GM-level puzzles to improve tactical vision, learn key motifs, and build stronger pattern recognition

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

104 Ratings

Beautiful tactics training app
11/10/2025

Piet Buitenbroek
This is a beautifully crafted chess tactics training app, based on the millions of available Lichess puzzles. The interface is clean and very well built. It allows you to do puzzles on specific themes. Having your rating calculated after each puzzle, a streak system and an increase in rank based on how many puzzles were solved at first try are features that keep you motivated. And being able to evaluate positions with the Lichess engine interface right inside the app adds even more. And it’s free! Thanks so much for building this!

Developer Response
Thank you so much! 🙏 I really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to hear that you’re enjoying the interface, streaks, and puzzle rating system — all designed to make training with chess puzzles both motivating and effective.If you ever have ideas or requests, you can reach me directly in the app (Settings → Community → Telegram). And if you’re enjoying Chess.PhD, please share it with your friends or chess community — it helps more players discover and enjoy smarter chess puzzle training! ♟️Thanks again for your support!
Beautiful tactics training app
11/10/2025

Piet Buitenbroek

This is a beautifully crafted chess tactics training app, based on the millions of available Lichess puzzles. The interface is clean and very well built. It allows you to do puzzles on specific themes. Having your rating calculated after each puzzle, a streak system and an increase in rank based on how many puzzles were solved at first try are features that keep you motivated. And being able to evaluate positions with the Lichess engine interface right inside the app adds even more. And it’s free! Thanks so much for building this!
Developer Response 11/12/2025
Thank you so much! 🙏 I really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to hear that you’re enjoying the interface, streaks, and puzzle rating system — all designed to make training with chess puzzles both motivating and effective.If you ever have ideas or requests, you can reach me directly in the app (Settings → Community → Telegram). And if you’re enjoying Chess.PhD, please share it with your friends or chess community — it helps more players discover and enjoy smarter chess puzzle training! ♟️Thanks again for your support!
Smooth crisp practice
08/16/2025

Yoco135
I’ve enjoyed the app for a little over a week now. The different difficulties and filtering options are very useful and I really enjoy the clean look. My only notes would be the ability to turn off sound and vibrations. Also, the check marks when finding the correct move are a bit small for my poor eyesight. Possibly highlighting the whole cell/square for a split second would be a lot easier to see, then leave the little mark. But it’s only an idea. But I’m excited to see where it goes!

Developer Response
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback and kind words! We’re glad you’re enjoying the app and finding the different levels and filtering options useful.Just a quick note: in the latest version, you can now disable sounds in the Settings menu. We'll add the setting for vibration in next release.We also appreciate your suggestion about making the check marks more visible — that’s a great idea and we’ll look into ways to improve visibility.Thanks again for supporting the app — we’re excited to keep making it better!
Smooth crisp practice
08/16/2025

Yoco135

I’ve enjoyed the app for a little over a week now. The different difficulties and filtering options are very useful and I really enjoy the clean look. My only notes would be the ability to turn off sound and vibrations. Also, the check marks when finding the correct move are a bit small for my poor eyesight. Possibly highlighting the whole cell/square for a split second would be a lot easier to see, then leave the little mark. But it’s only an idea. But I’m excited to see where it goes!
Developer Response 08/18/2025
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback and kind words! We’re glad you’re enjoying the app and finding the different levels and filtering options useful.Just a quick note: in the latest version, you can now disable sounds in the Settings menu. We'll add the setting for vibration in next release.We also appreciate your suggestion about making the check marks more visible — that’s a great idea and we’ll look into ways to improve visibility.Thanks again for supporting the app — we’re excited to keep making it better!
Phenomenal
10/08/2025

oliiri
Great app in development. Love how there is statistics now. I like how they are near unlimited puzzles always keeping one thinking and helpful computer solutions to see what would happen if you don’t choose a certain move. Something you guys could add maybe is maybe more customizing of the app like more board colors and other things so more people will join

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the awesome review 🙏I’m really glad you’re enjoying the app, especially the new stats and the computer explanations — I’ve spent a lot of time polishing those!You’re totally right about customization — I’ve been thinking about adding more board and piece color options soon. Hearing that you’d like it too gives me extra motivation to push it higher on the list 🙂Thanks again for the kind words and for being part of the early community — it really means a lot!
Phenomenal
10/08/2025

oliiri

Great app in development. Love how there is statistics now. I like how they are near unlimited puzzles always keeping one thinking and helpful computer solutions to see what would happen if you don’t choose a certain move. Something you guys could add maybe is maybe more customizing of the app like more board colors and other things so more people will join
Developer Response 10/12/2025
Thank you so much for the awesome review 🙏I’m really glad you’re enjoying the app, especially the new stats and the computer explanations — I’ve spent a lot of time polishing those!You’re totally right about customization — I’ve been thinking about adding more board and piece color options soon. Hearing that you’d like it too gives me extra motivation to push it higher on the list 🙂Thanks again for the kind words and for being part of the early community — it really means a lot!
Insane value
11/02/2025

Sketchy Unfollow
Whoever created this app truly loves the game , I have a 200 million dollar idea I’d like to discuss with the owner of this app , I hope this message reaches

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the amazing review! I’m the solo developer behind the app and it really means a lot. If you’d like to discuss your idea, you can email me at sergei.tovmasian.chess@gmail.com, or even faster — inside the app you can go to Settings → Community, where there’s a direct link to my personal Telegram. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Insane value
11/02/2025

Sketchy Unfollow

Whoever created this app truly loves the game , I have a 200 million dollar idea I’d like to discuss with the owner of this app , I hope this message reaches
Developer Response 11/04/2025
Thanks so much for the amazing review! I’m the solo developer behind the app and it really means a lot. If you’d like to discuss your idea, you can email me at sergei.tovmasian.chess@gmail.com, or even faster — inside the app you can go to Settings → Community, where there’s a direct link to my personal Telegram. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Fix: the streak icon is now shown in gray if no puzzles were solved today

Version 3.05

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