Janggi: Korean Chess Mate
1,110 Janggi mate puzzles and offline AI matches, with replay and auto review.
About Janggi: Korean Chess Mate
Janggi Puzzle — Korean chess (Janggi) mate-in-N training.
1,110 mate puzzles verified by an accurate Janggi rules engine. From mate-in-1 to mate-in-5, solve one a day, replay the best defence, and sharpen your endgame reading.
■ 1,110 mate puzzles
· Mate in 1 / 2 / 3, plus expert mate in 4 / 5
· Every puzzle has a single verified key move — no ambiguous duplicate solutions
· Full piece rules: chariot, cannon, horse, elephant, guard, soldier, general
(palace diagonals, bikjang, horse/elephant legs, cannon screen jumps)
· Replay the full proof line, including the defender's best resistance
· See why a wrong move drops the check or which defence escapes
· Train by cannon screens, horse legs, palace diagonals, and escape restriction
■ Guided reading courses
· Eight courses from first mates through chariot, cannon, horse, elephant, soldier, and deep 3–5 move reading
· Finish each practice stage, then clear a 10-puzzle promotion test
· Your most-missed tactical motif is recommended from the home screen
· Revisit positions as best-defence, blunder-check, and next-move drills
■ AI matches with automatic review
· Choose Cho or Han and play a full Janggi game
· Beginner, intermediate, and advanced reading levels
· After each game, up to three turning points become review positions
· Play and review without an internet connection
■ Daily practice that sticks
· A daily set of three: warm-up, matched level, and challenge
· Missed or hinted puzzles return after 1, 3, 7, and 21 days
· The review room keeps your wrong move, the refutation, and the next review date
· A reading rank from 18 kyu to 9 dan built from puzzles, courses, drills, reviews, challenges, and weekly tests
· A changing 20-puzzle promotion test each week
· Streaks, progress, and accuracy tracking
· 15 badges — streaks and difficulty milestones kept as wooden medals
· Stuck? A hint reveals the first move
■ Three challenges
· Ten-puzzle sprint
· Survival: keep going until the third mistake
· Mate ladder: climb from mate-in-1 through mate-in-5
■ Like a real janggi set
· Carved hanja octagonal pieces on a wooden board
· Pieces glide as they move, and the mating piece glows when you solve it
· Every puzzle clearly labels your side as CHO blue or HAN red
· Dark by default, light mode option, large-text friendly
· Only legal moves are highlighted
■ Offline
· Solve puzzles and play AI matches anywhere, no internet needed
For Janggi lovers who want to read deeper into the endgame.
Janggi: Korean Chess Mate details
Janggi: Korean Chess Mate is a free Board app for Android with 10+ installs on Google Play. It was released on June 26, 2026 and last updated on July 23, 2026. It's developed by Kinderia. It requires Android 7.0 or later. The app contains ads.
- Category
- Board
- Installs
- 10+
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- No
- Ads
- Contains ads
- Current version
- 1.3.0
- Requires Android
- 7.0
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Released
- June 26, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
- Developer
- Kinderia
What’s new in Janggi: Korean Chess Mate
✓ Added offline AI matches with automatic post-game review ✓ Expanded to 1,110 mate puzzles with best-line explanations ✓ Added eight reading courses, challenges, and weekly promotion tests ✓ Added a review room and reading ranks from 18 kyu to 9 dan
Version 1.3.0 · Updated July 23, 2026
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