Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf 4+

Beginner friendly coaching

Chess.com

Designed for iPad

    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Want to learn how to play chess? Meet Dr. Wolf, the ideal chess coach and companion. Dr. Wolf explains everything to you step-by-step, points out strategic ideas, and alerts you to your mistakes. Whether you are a beginner eager to learn the basics or an intermediate player looking to refine your strategy, Dr. Wolf tailors the learning experience to your individual needs, offering over 50 comprehensive lessons and interactive guidance at every step.

Why Choose Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf?

• Personalized Coaching: Experience the unique teaching method of Dr. Wolf, who not only instructs but also plays alongside you, providing insights into every move. He will introduce chess topics to you as you play, ensuring you grasp the “why” behind each move.
• Audible Coaching: Dr. Wolf speaks out loud. Actual audio! Experience the unique advantage of having Dr. Wolf speak to you while you look at the board, offering clear, spoken explanations for every move.
• A Comprehensive Chess Curriculum: Engage with an extensive suite of over 50 interactive lessons. Starting from foundational concepts, you'll progress through to advanced strategies and tactics, all structured to enhance your understanding and performance in chess.
• Mistake Correction and Practice: Learn from your mistakes in a constructive environment. Dr. Wolf remembers all your moves and goes over them again with you so you don’t make the same mistakes again.
• Diverse Coaching Personalities: Choose from four distinct coach profiles, each with a unique voice, teaching style, and personality. You’ll be sure to find the right coach for you.
• Gradual Learning of Chess Vocabulary: Expand your chess vocabulary and understanding of key terms and concepts at a comfortable pace.
• Adaptive Difficulty Level: Choose from a variety of skill levels, ensuring you're always challenged but never overwhelmed.
• Multilingual Support: Available in English, Spanish, French, and German (Voice mode in languages other english is coming soon!).

Learn the game and how to win.

"Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf" blends comprehensive lessons, personalized feedback, and interactive learning, offering a standout experience for those new to chess or aiming to enhance their skills. Whether your goal is to understand chess better, win more games, or simply enjoy this timeless strategy game more deeply, Dr. Wolf is here to guide you every step of the way.

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Dr. Wolf will coach you for free for 3 games of chess so that you can appreciate his style
of in-game teaching. Then, to continue learning, you can subscribe to Coaching. With
Coaching, Dr. Wolf teaches while you play chess, pointing out good moves and bad —
both yours and his — and the reasoning behind them. At times, he'll gently suggest you
reconsider a move, or ask a question at a critical moment. Plus, you get unlimited hints,
unlimited undos, and unlimited access to our Lesson Library, with over thirty lessons in
Dr. Wolf's unique style.

Whether or not you choose to subscribe, Dr. Wolf will always play with you. He loves
chess too much to turn down a good game.

** TERMS & DETAILS **

Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours
before the end of the current period. Account will be charged the same amount for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of
the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account
Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a Free Trial, if offered, is forfeited when you buy a subscription.
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What’s New

Version 3.5.4

This version includes a minor bug fix regarding "Explore From Here" mode.

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5
19.5K Ratings

19.5K Ratings

Ricci Tensor ,

Project/Example-Based-Learning at its peak

I rarely write reviews but I honestly thank this app so much. I’d propose that there’s at least one psychologist in the developer team. I’d wanted to learn chess for a long time but the potential barrier were pretty tough. But this step-by-step break-down and humanistic encouragements (and even humor!) made learning exponentially faster and I finally found the feeling how learning a brain-demanding skill could be addictive. It’s like you had a real coach who watches over you and patiently points out where you needs to improve - the antidote to solitude and fear of humiliation, two of the greatest enemies of learning. The instruction style that this app uses is indeed the study-proved and tried-and-true best way to lead a student forward. I’ve been trying to search for apps that teach other intellectual skills with a similar style but have been in vain so far. I really wish there could be more apps of this sort. Well worth the money.

Developer Response ,

You're welcome and thank you for the kind words. We're working to make further improvements to the teaching, and perhaps someday, as you suggested, we'll teach other things as well.

AnotherQuixote ,

“Expert” level not expert enough.

Dr. Wolf at expert level is no more than a version of the advanced level that makes almost just as many mistakes, albeit less embarrassing ones. When I launch a legitimate attack on “expert” Dr. Wolf, he often makes ridiculous blunders that beckons checkmate in less than 5 moves, leaving me feeling snubbed by the end. There are obviously somewhat educational purposes to his sudden weaknesses, but a difficulty level named as it is should be a platform where highly advanced players can feel consistently challenged. I believe having a more formidable opponent that can still act as a guide through more complicated variations retains more educational value than an opponent who plays with enticing inaccuracy. The latter is, after all, not an ideal role model for the more perceptive amateurs. Also, the concept of “strong moves” are based on very short-sighted standards, evaluating my moves just in light of incidental guiding principles and not the overall strategy of the game. Not expert teaching, I guess. If the nature of the app’s chess advice would be more refined and flexible, this app would become more competitive. And if learning opportunities and consistency of computer strength could be reconciled in an exceptional way, this app would become my favorite for chess.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the detailed feedback!

Spectre J ,

Wonderful teaching game, but...

This app is fantastic, but I feel I can’t give it 5 stars for two reasons. If a future update fixes these, then I’ll happily change my review. First, when asking for a hint on what to do, it doesn’t often say why we should move this piece there, and it isn’t always apparent (though he might explain why he moved a certain piece or congratulate you on finding an attacking or defensive position).

The second is that the level difference between “Advanced” and “Expert” is astronomical. I can easily win against Dr. Wolf’s advanced-level games, but the expert level demolishes me every single time. I’m not suggesting to make the app easier; however, adding more levels after advanced and before expert would be a great addition. Being stuck at a level that I can beat over and over provides a steeper learning curve when the next one is near impossible for my skill level. I’m not sure if I’m the only one with this issue, but for my own personal benefit after buying the pro version (definitely recommend), I wish it had this feature. Note: I have not also tried out other teachers yet, was hoping to beat Dr. Wolf first.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for your in-depth feedback! We'll share this with our development team. If you have any other feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at drwolf@chess.com.

App Privacy

The developer, Chess.com, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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