DarkSquares
DarkSquares is a blindfold chess trainer designed to sharpen your visualization skills through progressive exercises.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
EUPlatforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- Online
Features
- Chess Training
DarkSquares News & Activities
Recent activities
- atamano added DarkSquares
- atamano liked DarkSquares
atamano added DarkSquares as alternative to Lichess, Chess.com and Blindfold Chess Puzzles
DarkSquares information
Developed by
IndieFoundry Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs from $29 + free version with limited functionality.Alternatives
3 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
- French
- Spanish
- German
What is DarkSquares?
DarkSquares is a blindfold chess trainer designed to sharpen your visualization skills through progressive exercises.
TRAINING (13 exercises) • Board Fundamentals — square colors, coordinates, quadrants, diagonals • Piece Movement — knight and bishop visualization, maze challenges • Piece Interaction — attack detection, position memory • Blindfold Puzzles — mate-in-X tactics at 3 difficulty levels (easy, intermediate, expert) • Game Visualization — replay famous games mentally, endgame training
BLINDFOLD PLAY • Play against an AI engine without seeing the pieces • 7 blindfold levels: full board, silhouettes, disks, hidden pieces • Choose piece display or text notation input
PROGRESS TRACKING • XP system with levels and streaks • 40+ achievements to unlock • Leaderboards for every exercise • Public profile to showcase your progress
FREE & PRO • Free: 5 exercises per day, 3 games per day • Pro: unlimited training, all difficulty levels, all exercises
All puzzle positions have been verified for correctness!
