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Life & fun · April 7, 2026

OpenFile Chess

Anki-style spaced repetition for chess puzzles

OpenFile Chess launched on April 7, 2026.

What it does

OpenFile Chess uses spaced repetition to make chess tactics stick. Puzzles you get wrong come back sooner, puzzles you nail get spaced out — so patterns become automatic. Thousands of puzzles by theme (forks, pins, mates, endgames), an ELO tracker that adapts to your level, and an interactive reader for classic chess books. Stockfish 17 engine built in. Free on iOS.

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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS. Books Developer Hriday Bhambhvani Language EN + 8 More Size 86 MB iPhone, iPad Hack learning chess with spaced repetition! OpenFile Chess is a puzzle trainer and interactive chess reader in one app. Train with thousands of puzzles powered by spaced repetition. Your rating adapts as you improve, and puzzles are organized by theme — forks, pins, mates, endgames, and more. Explore alternate lines freely, or turn on Stockfish 17 for instant analysis. Read Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca — one of the greatest chess books ever written. Step through every example move by move with full annotations. FEATURES • Puzzle…from apps.apple.com

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