CheckMate: Learn & Play

CheckMate is a calm, offline chess app for iPhone. It's for anyone who wants to play, practise and learn at their own pace, with no account and no ads. PLAY THE COMPUTER • 10 AI opponents, from Nova (beginner) to Kairo (full strength) • Bullet, blitz and rapid clocks from 1 to 30 minutes • Tap or drag to move, with legal-move dots and last-move highlights PLAY A FRIEND • Pass and play on one iPhone, with clocks for both sides CHECKMATE PUZZLES • 54 hand-picked mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 puzzles • 15 new puzzles a day, on a progress path you can follow LEARN CHESS • 20 short lessons, from the board and how each piece moves to castling, tactics and endgames • Each lesson ends with practice on the board MAKE IT YOURS • 5 piece sets and 6 board themes • Light and dark mode, move sounds and haptics BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Works fully offline, even in flight mode • Full VoiceOver support: every square announces its coordinate and piece, and every move is read out in words • Dynamic Type up to the largest accessibility sizes PRIVATE BY DESIGN CheckMate collects no data. There is no account, no analytics, no tracking and no ads. Your progress stays on your iPhone.