Chess Opening Blunders
Learn how to trap and how to avoid typical problems in more than 40 openings!
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4.37
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Presents puzzles that help players analyze and learn opening theory.
- Allows replay from start and alternative variations.
- Includes a feature to play against the computer from specific positions.
- Tracks user progress through a rating system.
- Offers a good interface for solving puzzles.
Cons
- Lacks clear explanations and instructions for moves.
- Some puzzles are poorly designed without proper guidance.
- No undo button, which can lead to frustration when mistakes are made.
- Depth of opening theory may be too advanced for beginners.
- UI is criticized as being poor or difficult to navigate.
Most mentioned
- No instructional material or explanations provided.
- App primarily presents puzzles without guidance.
- Depth of content is beyond average players' abilities.
- Useful for returning/advanced players.
- Frustration with interface design and usability.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
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| 2024-07-25 |  | | Good app , so this isn't really a criticism, but this app is for more advanced players in the middle or end game. Most of the combinations when playing for advantage are way beyond an average rated players ability. Most of it becomes guesswork. I decided to uninstall the app as these tournament moves are beyond my "for fun" rating. I'm not enjoying making constant mistakes with little hope of ever reaching this level of comprehension. |
| 2024-05-11 |  | | This app is pretty good. As a returning player who used to play many tournaments a year, this app is great for me to get back in mental shape. It is better than lichess puzzles as there are multiple lines in some positions annotated by real players. |
| 2024-04-25 |  | | This is way too deep opening theory to be called "opening blunders". The puzzles start well into middle game. Like the first puzzle of Alekhine's defence is at move 15. Thousands of variations lead to different levels of advantages this deep. But be sure to learn that one because you might run into it one time in your life if you're lucky. |
| 2023-04-26 |  | | An amazing app. Haven't really explored all the features or even compared it to many other apps but this is exactly what a beginner/intermediate chess player needs, to get their openings right. Most of us are so confused with the beginning of the game as there are so many moves that seem right. This app is practice for exactly that, to narrow it down to a few good moves that you can be confident about. Great stuff in my opinion |
| 2022-05-27 |  | | Really good app. And, app can be moved to external SD memory. This method of studying chess concepts is exponentially more efficient than learning from a book! The positions are taken from tournament games. After you find the solution, on-screen icon keys, let you rewind the game to the start position, and then advance one-move-at-time to the problems/puzzle position. In other words, learn how to avoid these pitfalls. App is very reasonably priced. |
| 2022-03-29 |  | | This is a great app.. have been using for quite some while now. The app provides you with set positions to work through.. and even having solved a certain sequence of moves towards obtaining advantage, you can opt to play the game on against computer from that position.. or simply move on to the next set piece. Plus there's plenty more features to explore should you wish to, but I've been happy with just the set puzzles so far. Easily worth every bit of the 5 Stars given! Highly Recommended! |
| 2022-01-17 |  | | I don't even know why this game was made. You just put chess pieces on a board, no form of comments, no guidance and expect us to miraculously find the moves. It's called "OPENING BLUNDERS" for a reason. We make those mistakes so you're supposed to first show us what those blunders are and how to avoid them. Not leave us hanging with no idea what to do. 😡😡😡😡 |
| 2021-12-05 |  | | Opening sections for subpar (but fun) openings dutch n alhekine etc but no opening section for london system. For the record i would consider buying the full course if at the very least the dutch system had a similar level of detail to the caro kanm as looking to address issues in these sections is exactly what i want/need. Would like a london section |
| 2021-10-02 |  | | A-The + points : - We are going from one equation to the other -We can get helped B- The - points : - You get " advices" to move a piece by having it ignited.It is very unclear and we struggle more. - When necessary it is said " wrong move " but you have no idea why. - After several attempts the game " shows " you the moves one after the other until the solution. BUT in a such speed that you do not see anything , so you do not learn anything and you end up very frustrated.Fix that please !! |
| 2021-05-14 |  | | It's very good.. just a thought. If it gives clear explanation on that openings in a text or video, it would be a great help for learning and remebering. |
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