Chessfisher

About Chessfisher

Each day Chessfisher sets one numbered chess puzzle, the same for every player. You are told who is to move and find the winning line move by move; the app tracks your time and mistakes, and a hint and a reset are at hand. Difficulty climbs across the week, from Easy on Monday to Master on Sunday. Solving the daily unlocks two bonus puzzles, and a Daily Rating moves with every solve, with a chart of how it has changed.

The Gauntlet is a survival mode. Puzzles get harder while the clock gets shorter, and every solve takes you deeper; the score is called Depth. Lose your lives and the Dive is over. The World Gauntlet is one Dive a day ranked against every player, with a top-three podium and a notification with your placing when results are in. Freestyle Gauntlet is unlimited.

Results share in one tap, so you can see who among your friends solved the day faster or with fewer mistakes. The app keeps streaks, solve times, mistakes and podium finishes for both the daily and the Gauntlet. There are fourteen board themes and premium piece sets, and signing in with Apple or Google syncs across devices. It works in portrait or landscape.

Chessfisher is made by Andrew Sutter and came out in April 2026.

How to play Chessfisher

1. Open Chessfisher and tap Daily Puzzle.
2. See whose move it is and look for the strongest line: checks, captures and threats.
3. Play your moves on the board; the app answers with the opponent's replies.
4. Finish the line to solve the puzzle, then share your time and mistakes.
5. Try the two bonus puzzles or the day's World Gauntlet run.

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Tips

• Look at every check first; daily puzzles often start with a forcing move.
• Expect harder puzzles later in the week and give Sunday's Master more time.
• In the Gauntlet the clock shrinks, so bank easy solves quickly to save lives for the deep puzzles.
• Use the reset rather than a hint when you only need a fresh look at the position.

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