# Mate in 3 Chess Puzzles

> Chess Problems: Three Moves

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id368404199](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id368404199)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id368404199`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gano Technologies LLC
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2010-04-22
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mate-in-3-chess-puzzles/id368404199)
- **Website:** [http://www.gano.name/shawn/matepuzzles](http://www.gano.name/shawn/matepuzzles)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ganotechnologies.com](https://www.ganotechnologies.com/)

## Description

The Ultimate mate in 3 moves chess puzzle app! 

Sharpen your chess skills with Mate in 3 Puzzles!  Beginners and experienced players will enjoy solving these chess problems!

This app has over 1200 interactive chess puzzles that will challenge you.  The object is to finish each game by forcing a checkmate in 3 moves.  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 3 chess problems are especially useful for moderate to advanced chess players or anyone wanting to improve their skills.

New features added in Version 2.0 include:
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- 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 1 Puzzles 
- Mate in 2 Puzzles
- Mate in 4+ Puzzles

## Rankings

- #315,036 — Overall

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