Mate in 3 Moves: Chess Puzzles

Checkmate in 3 on a tiny 3D board! 10,000 chess puzzles from Beginner to Expert, a new puzzle every day and hints when you are stuck.

Mate in 3 is a chess puzzle game on tiny boards. White to move: find the checkmate in the given number of moves.

TINY BOARDS, BIG IDEAS Every puzzle sits on a mini board: 3×3 squares, crosses, L-shapes and other unusual layouts. Fewer squares, but every piece matters — rooks cut off the king, knights jump over defenders, bishops strike along a long diagonal, pawns promote to deliver mate.

10,000 LEVELS FOR YOUR LEVEL Pick your chess level at the first launch and change it any time in Settings: • Beginner — short puzzles, mostly mate in 1 to 3. • Intermediate — mate in 2 to 5 with real defenders. • Expert — up to mate in 7, plus a long mate in 8 from time to time. Each level has its own puzzles, and they get harder as you go. Black always defends with the best reply.

LEARN AS YOU PLAY • Two tutorial levels show how to move and checkmate. • A wrong move? The game shows Black's defence with an arrow and explains why there is no mate in time. • Stuck? A hint in two steps: first the piece to move, then an arrow with the move. • Undo a move or restart the puzzle at any time.

PUZZLE OF THE DAY A new mate-in-3 puzzle every day, the same for all players. Solve it daily to keep your streak.

EARN COINS Win coins for every solved level and spend them on hints.

SMOOTH 3D CHESS 3D pieces with gold accents, smooth moves and a king that topples when checkmated. Drag a piece or tap to move. Sound, vibration and calm motion in Settings.

PLAY OFFLINE No internet needed. 30 interface languages.