Push Puzzles
More puzzles about planning moves.
Puzzle Peaks · Ages 7–10
Checkmate Club
Chess from the very beginning, one piece at a time, then whole games against a friendly computer opponent that is weak on purpose. No chess notation needed.
- Lessons
- 7 in Piece School
- Puzzles
- 60 in Puzzle Tower
- Opponents
- Sprout, Sapling and Oak
How it plays
What your child does
- Each lesson starts with a spoken demo of how the piece moves, then boards where it must land on every star.
- Dots show every square a piece can reach. Tapping any other square explains why it cannot go there.
- In games, Take back is unlimited and free, and Hint draws an arrow for a good move.
- A loss says which move won the game and offers Play again.
Four rooms
Piece School
Pawn, rook, bishop, knight, queen and king, then check and checkmate.
Mini Chess
Whole games on a 5 × 5 or 6 × 6 board, a few minutes each.
Puzzle Tower
Checkmate in one, take an unguarded piece, checkmate in two.
Club Match
A real game on the full 8 × 8 board.
For grown-ups
Good to know
- No ratings, clocks or win counts. Wins and losses appear only in the Parent Zone’s activity history.
- Your child picks the opponent. Sprout often forgets to guard its pieces; Oak thinks two moves ahead.
- The game saves itself, so your child can stop at any time and pick up where they left off.
What you can set in the Parent Zone How the app handles your child’s data
Pairs well with
Clue Castle
Logic puzzles with picture clues.
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Brain Gym
A short daily puzzle workout.
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