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Chess Beats

Tactics. Puzzles. Fast.

An arcade-style chess tactics trainer. Timed puzzle sprints, solving streaks, and music that builds with every correct move. Learn real tactics, at speed.

Coming soon to Google Play & the App Store

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Request a place in the Chess Beats test. Testers get the game early and help shape it.

Pick your platform below and your email app opens with the questions ready. Please answer all of them. We need the account email your store uses so we can add you, and the rest tells us you are a real chess player. Places are limited and a person reads every request.

Android uses your Google Play email. iOS uses your Apple ID email for TestFlight.

What is Chess Beats?

Chess Beats is a fast, arcade-style chess tactics trainer for mobile. You solve real chess puzzles against the clock, build solving streaks as the music climbs, and train the tactics that actually win games, from your first forks and pins to a 2000 rating.

Chess Beats arcade mode: a timed chess tactics puzzle with a solving streak of 8 and a countdown timer
Arcade mode: solve a tactic before the timer runs out. Every correct answer in a row builds your streak, raises what each solve pays, and adds another layer to the music.

FAQ

Is Chess Beats free?

Yes. The core puzzle game, Train mode, puzzle explanations, weakness training and the Daily Challenge are free, along with a 14-day Miss Archive. An optional Chess Beats Pro subscription and a one-time Remove Ads purchase are available for players who want more.

Does Chess Beats work offline?

Yes. Over 40,000 puzzles ship inside the app, so Arcade, Train and the Daily Challenge all run offline. Only cloud sync and ads need a connection.

Which chess tactics can I train?

All 8 core tactical motifs: mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3, forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks and deflection. Puzzles come from real games and are rated 600 to 2000.

Who is Chess Beats for?

Chess players who want to sharpen their tactics, from beginners learning their first forks and pins to advanced players drilling a 2000 tactics rating.

What does Chess Beats Pro include?

Full per-theme rating history and trends across all 8 tactics, all-time miss statistics, your weekly learning digest, the 90-day replayable Miss Archive, training on any theme you choose, and no banner or interstitial ads.

What platforms is it on?

Chess Beats is coming first to Android on Google Play, with the App Store to follow.