★ Top Developer (awarded 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015) and many years "Editors Choice" ★
Chess by AI Factory: learn chess with an in-game tutor
By Mei-Lin Chua
Contributing editor, apps and storefronts
- In-game tutor for learning and improving at chess
- Difficulty levels from starter up to master
- Chess960 variant support
- Free to play, with every option unlocked
- 1,563,887 ratings on Google Play, averaging 4.67
What this chess game is for
This is a chess game for Android that the developer pitches at people who want to learn the game or get better at it. The listing puts its main weight on the built-in tutor, which it says helps with both strategy and playing skill.
The listing says it has ranked near the top among more than 600 chess apps on Google Play, and it cites awards in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015, plus Editors' Choice status. Google Play shows 50,000,000+ installs. The listing says the app is free and that all options are unlocked.
Learning chess with the in-game tutor
The tutor is the feature the listing leads with. It is presented as a way to build strategy and sharpen play inside the game itself, without a separate lesson app.
Because the tutor sits inside the chess game, the lessons and the games are in one place. The listing does not describe the lesson format in detail, so the tutor is best understood as a teaching partner that works alongside your games.
Choosing a difficulty level
The listing says you pick a challenge level, running from starter to master. That lets a beginner play at a pace they can follow and a stronger player move up through the same app.
The levels are set inside the app, so one install covers the whole range from first moves to harder opponents.
Playing Chess960
The listing says the app now supports Chess960, a chess variant. Chess960 is a separate game mode listed alongside standard chess, and the developer added it as a newer feature.
The listing does not say how Chess960 is started or how it differs in play, so the mode is described here only as the developer names it.
What's new
About this APK
The build we hold is Chess 4.24 (APK) for Android 6.0 and up.
- Version
- 4.24
- 243
- Requires Android
- 6.0+
- Target Android
- 16
- Package ID
- uk.co.aifactory.chessfree
- Format
- APK
- Malware scan
- Clean on 67 engines
- Permissions
- 16 declared
- Signed by
- CN=Daniel Orme, O=AI Factory Limited
- Certificate SHA-256
- 227bf9af772b3170a96f26e8a483fddaad91d0459bda4fefdc1fabb4e52116a3