CheckMate Chess: Mate Puzzles
Real mates from real games
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every move tells a story.
CheckMate Chess is a calm, single-player puzzle game built from checkmates that really happened on the board. No talking, no clutter — just you, the position, and the moves that finish the game. And remember: every game here ends in mate.
The puzzles live in worlds; each world works one idea, and the difficulty climbs step by step. You feel yourself getting sharper.
WATCH, THEN DO
The legendary worlds open with "Watch, then do": first you watch the combination play out on the board, then it's your turn — you land the same blow and bring the king down yourself.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 worlds that build real pattern memory.
- Legendary mate worlds — Anastasia's, Boden's, Smothered, Arabian and the back-rank mate — taught move by move.
- Defend or Die: you're losing; first find the one saving move, then the mate.
- Boss Fight: a boss at the top of every world — and every level pushes you a little harder than the last.
- Daily Mate: a fresh puzzle every day, and a streak to keep alive.
- Survival: full board, three lives, a five-second clock, mate after mate.
- Pocket Mode: 250 few-piece quick mates for a fast session.
- A rating that grows with you, and a coach that reads your stats and tells you what to play next.
- Stats & Collection: total stars, streaks, badges, mates by piece.
- A clean board you play by tap or drag.
- Hint tokens for when you're stuck — your first solve of the day puts one back in your wallet.
- Clean, fast solves earn stars.
- Hearts that refill over time, and a vault that banks your spares.
- Plays in nine languages: English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Русский, Español, Português, Français, Polski, Italiano.
PLAY ANYWHERE
Fully offline — no account needed, your progress lives on your device. Or create a free account: your progress backs up to the cloud, and your new coach is waiting.
FAIR AND QUIET
Rewarded ads are entirely optional: only if you choose to watch one, it banks a hint token or refills your hearts. Nothing is pushed on you, nothing interrupts a puzzle. No in-app purchases.
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The clock is now yours: you play untimed by default and think as long as you like. Want the pressure back? Switch the timer on in Settings with one tap.
The developer, OMUR KOCA, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- OMUR KOCA
- Size
- 40.3 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ömür Koca