Chess Snacks: Mate Puzzles

Bite-size checkmate puzzles from real master games. Find mate in 2 or 3, build a daily streak, sharpen your tactics. No ads, no accounts, fully offline.

Chess Snacks serves up bite-size checkmate puzzles drawn from real master games. Each one drops you into a sharp, near-the-end position with a single job: find the forced mate.

Start with Mate-in-2. As your eye sharpens, unlock Mate-in-3 for a deeper hunt. Every position comes from a genuine game between strong players — not random computer noise.

WHY CHESS SNACKS • 2,000 hand-checked positions — 1,000 Mate-in-2 and 1,000 Mate-in-3 • Real games, real tactics — every puzzle actually happened on the board • One clear goal per position: find the forced checkmate • Two-level hints when you’re stuck — a gentle nudge first, the move second (never the final mate — that one’s yours to find) • Build a daily streak and watch your solved count climb • Six handsome board themes — Coffeehouse, Ocean, Vinyl, Newsprint, Bubblegum, and Neon • Full legal-move handling, underpromotion and all • 100% offline — play on a plane, in a tunnel, anywhere • No ads. Ever.

FREE TO PLAY Solve up to 5 free games every day. Want more? One-time unlocks — no subscriptions — open the full library and Mate-in-3. Pay once, keep it forever.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No sign-up. No analytics, no trackers. Everything stays on your device. Suitable for all ages.

Two minutes in line or twenty on the couch — Chess Snacks is a quick, satisfying way to keep your tactical eye sharp.