Mate in 2 Puzzles Reviews – Page 4
5/5 rating based on 51 reviews. Read all reviews for Mate in 2 Puzzles for iPhone.
Mate in 2 Puzzles is paid iOS app published by Gano Technologies LLC
Elegant solutions
Knownada
I am very much an amateur, and I have not been able to solve any of the 20 problems I have worked on so far without using the hints. However, I very much enjoy studying the positions and trying to figure out how they work and why the opponents make the moves they do. It is very engaging, and I hope educational, to go back over them several times I don't know if the exercises will improve my playing, but I do know that they greatly increase my appreciation for the game and my respect for the masters. The graphics are excellent with nice options as to colors and styles, it is easy to retrace one's moves, the clock is unobtrusive, the hint button allows choosing the degree of help desired, and everything works smoothly and quickly (except for the occasional crash). I have solved all of the problems in Mate in One; they are merely entertaining and a nice ego boost, some rather clever given the parameter of leaving just a single move to consummate checkmate. If I end up getting Mate in Three, it will no doubt be to just sit back and enjoy the elegance of watching how the moves are made. Without doubt, these apps are worth much more than the measly buck they cost.
Great app
Haolomeno
Mate in two has 1200 problems from very basic to incomprehensible. It is one of the few apps that has migrated from my old iPad (along h Star Walk and Periodic Table of the Elements) and that I still use. As a very inexpert chess player I can't comment on the accuracy of the puzzles and their provenance. It looks like a lot of them come from old journals. At any rate they are entertaining and do a pretty good job of demonstrating pins, revealed check, sacrificing the queen, etc. Beats the heck out of sudoku. Highly recommended.
Great App
Pygmy Enygma
Solid puzzles. Some are intermediate others advanced. What's weird is how the App sometimes skips a puzzle when going to the next one.
Oops
GaryGluon
As a beginner, I bought this game to practice. The scenarios are unrealistic. In a lot of these the solution requires a move that doesn't make sense, but just happens to invoke the right response from the AI.it kinda felt like i was looking for the one random move that caused the AI to malfunction. Don't buy this for practice
Great puzzles!
muckdart
1,200 puzzles of varying difficulty. Fantastic training. Must-buy if you want to get better at chess.