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347 points avadhesh18 | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.469s | source

Hi HN!

I'm the developer of rdx, a mildly popular ad-free, privacy and user friendly Reddit client. This time, I made something for a very specific use case: solving chess puzzles with no internet.

Why? Well, my Wi-Fi is terrible in the bathroom—and that's where I do some of my best thinking. I tried printing out “mate in X” puzzles to solve offline, but they weren’t fun without interaction. So I built OffChess.

OffChess is an iPhone/Android app that contains over 100,000 chess puzzles, fully offline and completely ad-free. You can solve puzzles by category (Mate in 1/2/3/4/5, tactics like pins/forks/skewers, or openings like Sicilian/French, etc). You gain or lose points based on how you perform, so there's a light rating system to keep things engaging.

No accounts, no tracking, no monthly subscriptions, no internet required. Just pure, old-school tactical chess training, wherever you are.

You can check out the iPhone/iPad app at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-puzzles-offchess/id67447... or the Android app at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.offchess

Would love feedback, bug reports, or suggestions.

Thanks!

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tomhow ◴[] No.44499848[source]
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krishnasangeeth ◴[] No.44499233[source]
Hi ,Congrats on the launch.

I built a free iOS app also which has chess puzzles.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/knighty-chess-puzzles/id674524...

Would appreciate feedback.

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avadhesh18 ◴[] No.44499448[source]
Nice app, I dig the logo.
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1. krishnasangeeth ◴[] No.44502985[source]
Hey , i would also suggest posting in r/chess
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2. avadhesh18 ◴[] No.44513356[source]
Thanks man, I will definitely do that.