Previously nominated for a BAFTA (Best Interactive Media) - Dinosaur Chess is the fun way to learn and play chess:

- Learn how to play chess with 11 bite-sized interactive lessons
- Over 20 mini games and puzzles
- Play simplified and full chess
- Entertaining and challenging
- Leaning and playing chess is good for the brain

Sign up to Professor MacDinosaur's chess class. You will grow from a hatchling fresh from the egg to a huge dinosaur ready to take on the TRex.

The action takes you through different parts of the dinosaur's world from jungles to forests. Here you learn the chess skills that will help you grow enough to defeat the other dinosaurs in battle.

(*Note, if you have the iOS 4.2 update problem with sound only playing through headphones socket, try setting the 'Side Switch' to 'mute' in 'Settings', flip the switch on the side or do a hard reset*

Also if no sound (e.g. after upgrade to ios5, set your 'Slider Switch' to mute not 'Lock Rotate' in Settings/General) and also do a hard restart of your iPad.

For any other issues, do a hard reset/reboot of your iPad - this will purge the memory used by other apps that have not closed properly.)


Some reviews:

Reviews of the iPad + iPhone version:

Highly Recommended - ★★★★★
by doled - Version 1.0 - Nov 6 2011

This is a fantastic chess teaching game. This game alone makes it worth buying an iPad. My three year old now knows the piece names and basic moves. My six year old is well on her way to playing a full game. Our family has had an iPad since the day the iPad was released and this is one of the best apps we have.


Great! - ★★★★★
by TonySchleizer - Version 1.0 - 18 February 2011

This game has gotten my 5 year old interested in chess. Great tutorials that get progressively harder as skills improve.


Great for getting started - ★★★★★

by Milfordthelargebonedgorilla - Version 1.0 - 20 January 2011

This has been fantastic for my five year old son...using this in addition to a real board and pieces has helped him immensely in understanding each of the pieces, how they move, their strengths and weaknesses...a terrific way to introduce young ones to the game without overwhelming them

awesome! - ★★★★★

by 3G dogs - Version 1.0 - 07 January 2011

Makes learning chess so easy. Love the graphics and characters.

Great learning tool - ★★★★★

by Triplescoop - Version 1.0 - 28 December 2010

I have an adopted 7 year old boy with fetal alcohol syndrome. It is very hard for him to learn to play games. Checkers was very hard for him to learn. I thought that chess would be something that he would have to wait to learn. I bought this app even though there were no reviews. So glad I did! What a great teaching tool! I love the mini games that teach the directions that each piece can move. We play slowly but my son can play chess! I recommend this for anyone who wants to learn the basics of the game. This app is for beginners. Great for kids! Thank you to the developers of this app!

Super! - ★★★★★

by Chess player - Version 1.0 - 27 December 2010

Hats off to the developers. A fun program for kids.


Ideal For kids - ★★★★★

by Kingkot - Version 1.0 - 26 December 2010

This game is ideal to teach the kids in the ches.