Mini Chess Games
Learn how the pieces move
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Free chess puzzles and mini games that teach children how each piece moves, then how to checkmate. No account, no ads, nothing collected.
Mini Chess Games teaches children chess one piece at a time.
Instead of starting with a full game, it starts with a single piece on the board and a goal square to reach. Solve the puzzle in the fewest moves and you know how that piece moves for life. There are puzzles for the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn, each in easy, medium and hard.
Then come the mini games. Each one uses just a couple of pieces, so the rules stay small, but you play against a computer opponent that gets tougher as you level up:
• Rook vs 5 Pawns: get a pawn past the rook • Lonely Knight: get a pawn past the knight • Pawn Wars: eight pawns each, first to the far side wins • Pawns vs 2 Bishops: sneak one pawn past two bishops • 2 Bishops vs Pawns: play the bishops and stop all eight pawns • Kings vs Knight: catch the knight with three kings • Knight vs Kings: survive 15 moves against three kings • Radioactive Pooping Knights: don't get trapped by the poop • Checkmate with King and Queen: real chess against a real engine • Checkmate with King and Rook: the trickier one
Every maze and game has its own badge. Win it for a silver star, win without pressing undo for a gold one, and turn every star gold to finish the badge. The trophies page shows what has been earned so far, and a details page lists every star with its date for the grown-ups.
Made for children who are just starting out, and for the grown-ups teaching them. No account, no adverts, no in-app purchases, and nothing is collected about you.
Also free to play in any browser at minichessgames.com.
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Information
- Seller
- Tim Ross
- Size
- 19.2 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
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Patrick Davey
