Forward Chess - Book Reader

2.19.3

Forward Chess

4.51

984 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Forward Chess is like having a book and a chessboard in the palm of your hand!

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About Forward Chess - Book Reader

Forward Chess - Book Reader is a board app developed by Forward Chess.

How many times has Forward Chess - Book Reader been downloaded?

Forward Chess - Book Reader has been downloaded 110 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 580 times.

What is the rating of Forward Chess - Book Reader?

Forward Chess - Book Reader is rated 4.51 out of 5 stars, based on 980 ratings.

Is Forward Chess - Book Reader free?

Forward Chess - Book Reader is free to download. The APK download size is 87.44 MB. The latest version available is 2.19.3. The last update was on June 16, 2026.

What are the requirements for Forward Chess - Book Reader?

Forward Chess - Book Reader requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2013.

Description

Forward Chess is an interactive chess book reader. Read the book, play through book lines, AND try your OWN lines.

More data about Forward Chess - Book Reader

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	110 thousand
Recent downloads	580
Rating	4.51 based on 980 ratings
Ranking	Medium ranked
Version	2.19.3
APK size	87.4 MB
Number of libraries	50
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

Forward Chess - Book Reader has been downloaded 110 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 19 downloads per day.

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Comments on Forward Chess - Book Reader for Android

★★★★★ Benjamin Wiley · Apr 30, 2026

This app should be the future of how to study Chess books. It'amazing, featuring lots of customization and chess-specific functionality that has Kindle BEAT. I love the app, and I love the HUGE selection of books available at WAY better prices than anywhere else. My first book(s) is/are Volumes 1 & 2 of "Akiva Rubinstein: Uncrowned King", and I'm WAY happy I got this edition over the hard copies! Because it costs nothing to try, check it out, and use the free sample to explore all that it does!

★★★★★ Chien-ye Liu · Aug 21, 2021

The fact you can download the book on multiple devices you own (unlike Gambitś app that limits 1 download per purchase) makes this a 5-star app. Gambit needs to follow this example!

★★★★★ Success From Chess · Dec 24, 2022

Nothing else quite like this app; having positions and variations preloaded while retaining the freedom to explore the original text and your own ideas/moves. I'd like to see how many pages the book has before buying (ideally), color options for pieces, prices visible automatically, and a bug fixed where I can't seem to enter notes according to the instructions given (just highlights text like normal when I long-press). Glad the diagrams finally display well on my device! Should save much time.

★☆☆☆☆ Karsten Keese · Oct 9, 2024

This is just a frontend for publishers to sell books. The software ONLY displays titles that were acquired via it, nothing else; products you bought over the years in common formats (azw, epub, lit, mobi, PDF, ...) are inaccessible. By the same token, titles you do buy via this app cannot be read with other programs on mobile or PC, because there is no conversion from/to their proprietary format. Better use a general reader and buy books in universally accessible formats elsewhere.

★☆☆☆☆ Yash Jayswal · Aug 18, 2023

I bought a book but whenever I try to download it, it's show null and saying contact developer. I want my money back or give the book

★☆☆☆☆ Great Angelo · Jan 10, 2024

The biggest problem with this app is you cannot use books that you already have on your phone. There is no option to go to a folder on your device. It is not a reader per se as much as it is an app specifically designed to sell books. Books that I have already purchased and are on my phone don't seem to show up anywhere within the app. If I'm wrong let me know. If I have to purchase it first before I have an opportunity to load in one of my own books then I think it's pretty dishonest of you.

Google Play Rankings for Forward Chess - Book Reader

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
186	Slovakia	Board	Top Grossing
188	Czech Republic	Board	Top Grossing
188	Finland	Board	Top Grossing
188	Portugal	Board	Top Grossing
189	Norway	Board	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Forward Chess - Book Reader

Forward Chess - Book Reader is requesting 18 permissions and is using 50 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, Google Play billing service, receive data from Internet

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read Google service configuration

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.forwardchess.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

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