Chess Problems by World Champs
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $0.99 | Gano Technologies LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Beginners and experienced players alike will enjoy solving the chess puzzles included in this app. All of the puzzles were hand picked and were either taken from actual games or are compositions inspired by actual games!
The app includes 645 interactive puzzles ranging from mate in 2 moves all the way to mate in 17 moves! The object is to finish each puzzle by forcing a checkmate in a given number of moves. These puzzles are fun to play and can be enjoyed at your leisure on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
All of the puzzles in this app are from the book 'Memphis Chess Club: Chess Problems by World Champions' by Kenn E. Thompson, Dwight K. Weaver, and Christopher McDade (2011) and is available in the iTunes Bookstore.
Other features include:
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- Timing clock is displayed while you are working on each puzzle. How long you take to solve a puzzle is stored.
- Lots of options: 7 chess piece sets and 7 different colors schemes including wood and marble.
- 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).
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For even more chess puzzle challenges check out these apps:
- Mate in 1 Puzzles
- Mate in 2 Puzzles
- Mate in 3 Puzzles
- Mate in 4+ Puzzles
Reviews
Good overall. Needs work.
Ffgghhyyttrreewsa
Some of the solutions are just dumb. Mate-in-5 where all your opp is doing is throwing pieces in front of your rook one after the other. Silly. Too many such “puzzles”. Also, for example on puzzle 440. The solution is wrong. Rh3 there is NOT checkmate. Work on this app.
Cheaters heaven
Sirniteob1
The The peace movement is severely in accurate make sure you make the wrong move and lose. 99% of the people are cheaters this is for cheaters only!!!!! All of the five star reviews are made by the app owner!!!!!!!!!!!! Takes forever to get a game. My last review was deleted!!
Great app, handy for quick mental work
Cshlittle
I use this app on trips and other pausing time. It's excellent, never had a problem with it. Some reviewers have had glitches I've never seen in all the time I've used this app.
Wonderful chess app!
Fine!!!
This is a wonderful app! I spend more time with this app than any of the other multitude of apps I own. It is challenging, fun, and a great way to keep chess skills sharp when I only have a few minutes available.
Brilliant way to practice!
KBLF
Really really really needed to work on my end game. Just now finished the last of the two move puzzles and starting on the three move puzzles. This is currently the only reason I keep my phone charged :D
Great, fun puzzles
Nat184726
This app has great puzzles and helps encourage chess strategy. Layout and functionality seem to me to be self-explanatory. If I had one suggestion, it would be to provide progressive hints rather than just first move.
