Chess.com - Play and Learn

Actually does

• ✓Task management
• ✓Casual games80% of reviews
• ✓Шахматные уроки и обучение30% of reviews
• ✓Решение шахматных задач (500K+)15% of reviews
• ✓Анализ и разбор партий10% of reviews
• ✓Subscription(bonus)30% of reviews
• ✓Available in Russia35% of reviews
• ✓Leaderboard15% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

• ⚠Offline-first
• ⚠Варианты шахмат (блиц, пуля, Chess960, вслепую)
• ⚠Social network

Common complaints

• ✗Russian flag blocked and direct discrimination of Russian players45% of mentions

  «They forbid chess players from playing under their country's flag... For four years the service has demonstrated Russophobia»

• ✗Frequent crashes when opening and using the app20% of mentions

  «The app still crashes when you open it. You've released a few updates lately trying to solve the problem, but none of them have helped»

• ✗Requires VPN to access from Russia15% of mentions

  «Doesn't work in RF without VPN»

• ✗Aggressive monetization, paid subscription for basic features25% of mentions

  «Not only does it not work in Russia without a VPN, but it also charges for every little thing after it hooks you with tasks»

• ✗Bugs: incorrect moves, missing pieces, freezes12% of mentions

  «You make a double pawn move, but then the program itself changes it to a single move... the board was missing a pawn on h1»

What people praise

• ★Effective chess learning

  «It teaches me chess every time»

• ★Interesting gameplay and learning

  «This app has quality instruction plus game analysis, the app is very convenient and doesn't lag, the design is very good»

• ★Convenient interface and design

  «The design is very nice, everything is very convenient and clear»

• ★Regular app updates

  «updates come out almost every month»

• ★Multiple game modes

  «lots of different possibilities»

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