# Mate in 1 move (Chess Puzzles)

> Chess Training

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1120115215](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1120115215)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1120115215`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chess King
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (178 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2018-01-18
- **First published:** 2016-06-05
- **Size:** 42 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-29
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mate-in-1-move-chess-puzzles/id1120115215)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chessking.com/ios\_privacy\_policy.html](https://chessking.com/ios_privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Mate in 1 Move Chess Puzzles is a focused training tool designed to help you master mating in one move. As part of the Chess King Learn series, it offers 2500+ exercises across beginner to stronger levels, with varied goals and complexity. The built-in coach provides hints, explanations, and refutations to guide you through solutions, making it ideal for consistent, practical practice even for players with USCF ratings around 600. The program can be used offline, on tablets, and tracks your progress as you study tactics, strategies, and mating patterns.

The course includes a free part to test the program before diving in. Topics cover a wide range of mate patterns—from rook and queen mates to underpromotions and double checks—organized into structured lessons and volumes. Features include high-quality examples, the ability to enter key moves, a test mode with flexible settings, bookmarking of favorite exercises, and Elo tracking to monitor improvement. This is a comprehensive training resource for anyone looking to improve their checkmating ability.

## Rankings

- #107,907 — Overall
- #96 — problem

## Review summary

User reviews consistently praise Mate in 1 move for its large library of checkmate-in-one puzzles, beginner-friendly design, and solid teaching approach. The UI is repeatedly described as well thought-out and intuitive. Some reviewers note room for improvement in navigation (e.g., gesture support) and occasional performance hiccups during puzzle transitions, and one mentions an in-app purchase restoration issue. Overall, most users view it as a standout chess training app with extensive content and solid instructional value.

### Pros

- Generous number of exercises / large set of puzzles
- Well-designed UI and interface
- Beginner-friendly with clear training progression
- Effective teaching method and structured puzzle progression

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