Mate in 1 Chess Puzzles
Gano Technologies LLC Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Mate in 1 Chess Puzzles is a paid Games app for iPhone and iPad by Gano Technologies LLC. Rated 4.9/5 from 41 ratings. Requires iOS 13.0.
- Rating
- 4.9
- 41 ratings
- Price
- 0.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 6 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 5
- 2026 · v4.5
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About Mate in 1 Chess Puzzles
The Ultimate mate in 1 move chess puzzle app! Sharpen your chess skills with Mate in 1 Puzzles! Beginners and experienced players will enjoy solving these chess problems! This app has over 180 interactive chess problems ranging from easy to harder puzzles that will challenge you and help improve your chess skills. The object is to finish each game by forcing a checkmate in 1 move. The puzzles consist of a large number of classical puzzles collected from a variety of sources. These puzzles are fun to play and can be enjoyed at your leisure on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Mate in 2 chess problems are especially useful for learning to play chess or anyone wanting to improve their skills. New features added in Version 2.0 include: ------------------------------ - Completely revamped chess engine that is much stronger - Timing clock is displayed while you are working on each puzzle. How long you take to solve a puzzle is stored. - New options: more chess piece sets (total of 7) and more colors schemes (total of 7) including wood and marble. (Improved the options menu as well) - Social Gaming: Leaderboards to compare the number of puzzles you have solved with your friends and other players. Facebook integration - including the ability to post your progress and ask your friends for help on a puzzle. - Universal app - works on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad - high resolution graphics all around (where supported). For even more chess puzzle challenges check out these apps: - Mate in 2 Puzzles - Mate in 3 Puzzles - Mate in 4+ Puzzles
Ratings & reviews
4.9
41 ratings
What’s new
Version 4.5 · Updated September 5, 2026
- Updated iOS and iPadOS Compatibility - Minor bug fixes
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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