About Forward Chess - Book Reader
Forward Chess is an interactive chess book reader. Read the book, play through book lines, AND try your OWN lines. The embedded Stockfish engine, one of the strongest chess playing engines on the planet, can be invoked at...
Forward Chess is an interactive chess book reader. Read the book, play through book lines, AND try your OWN lines. The embedded Stockfish engine, one of the strongest chess playing engines on the planet, can be invoked at any time to provide an evaluation of the book’s moves or an evaluation of your own variations. Forward Chess is like having a book, a chessboard, and a powerful analysis tool together right in the palm of your hand!
One of the best things about Forward Chess is its ergonomic design. Forward Chess engineers designed easy-to-reach “Previous” and “Next” buttons that allow the user to quickly scroll through moves, and a one-touch snap-to-position feature that allows the user to touch a move and snap to a position. The resizable diagrams are easy on the eyes.
For large-scale navigation, Forward Chess allows the user to jump directly to specific chapters, scroll seamlessly through single chapters, and navigate long trees of variations with ease.
Forward Chess now supports note taking: creation, editing, and deletion. The app also supports multiple bookmarks per book.
Forward Chess currently features books published by the following fine chess publishers: Quality Chess, Chess Stars, Russell Enterprises, Chess Informant, New In Chess, and Mongoose Press.
Dozens of recent titles from these publishers are available inside the Forward Chess bookstore for purchase. A number of free sample books are also available for an immediate “test drive.”
Forward Chess promises to propel your chess training forward to the next level!
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Forward Chess - Book Reader since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-10 12:59:55.
The latest version is 2.19.3 and it was updated on 2026-06-11 22:05:25. See below the changes in each version.
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.19.3
Updated At: 2026-05-11
Changes: * Improved list of Publishers in the Store
* Removed option for new ChessPublication subscriptions. You can continue to login and read with your existing account
* Some book layout improvements and support for future book designs
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.19.2
Updated At: 2026-05-11
Changes: Minor improvements under the hood.
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.19.0
Updated At: 2026-03-13
Changes: * [Audio mode] Now Listen to the Chess Fundamentals book!
* Improved user experience. If you accidentally swiped to a different chapter, swiping back should take you back to the earlier place in your chapter so you do not lose track of what you were reading!
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.18.4
Updated At: 2025-11-20
Changes: * Minor bug fix where text markups would not reliably show up.
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.18.3
Updated At: 2025-10-09
Changes: (New) The app now remembers the Text/Quiz toggle for each book, so you don't need to keep changing it every time you open a chapter!
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.17.3
Updated At: 2025-07-10
Changes: * The 'Book Board Size' setting was not working properly for Dark/Gray modes. Its now fixed (Thanks Markus)
* Some more dark/gray mode fixes and other minor improvements
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.17
Updated At: 2025-04-23
Changes: * Forward Chess now supports training positions using spaced repetition! Use 'Position Trainer' to revise your lines for maximum memory retention
* New Training menu added. 'Tactics Trainer', 'Guess the Move' and the new 'Position Trainer' all can be found under the new menu.
* Minor enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.16.1
Updated At: 2025-04-22
Changes: * [Fixed] Engine would not work in Arabic languages.
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.16
Updated At: 2025-03-04
Changes: ~ 'Guess the Move' now uses AI to judge alternate good moves
~ TOC popup font size adjusts as per book font-size
~ Other crash fixes and improvements
Forward Chess - Book Reader version 2.15.8
Updated At: 2024-10-15
Changes: - Added Dover Publications!
- Some enhancements to profile screen and when the app is restored on a new device
- Some crash fixes
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