Minute Chess

About Minute Chess

Minute Chess is a daily chess puzzle for iPhone and the browser, from Made By Maisie. Its site sums it up as one puzzle, one minute: each day brings a new dated position, such as the one for 23 July 2026 in the store pictures, with a note of whose move it is. You press Play and have a minute to find the winning move.

After your move, an expert breakdown walks through the solution so you learn why the best move works, not only that it does. A coach tip is there if you are stuck, and your score depends on speed and accuracy. A row of past days shows which puzzles you solved, and a streak counter tracks how many days in a row you have played.

The leaderboard has Today, This Week and All Time tabs, and the Today tab lists every solver of the day's puzzle with a rank and a title from Competitor up to Grandmaster. The app also has a library of past puzzles, puzzles by theme and a way to submit your own.

How to play Minute Chess

1. Open today's puzzle and note whose move it is.
2. Press Play: the one-minute clock starts.
3. Find and play the winning move, using a coach tip if you are stuck.
4. Read the expert breakdown of the solution.
5. Check your rank on the Today leaderboard and come back tomorrow to keep your streak.

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Tips

• Look for checks, captures and threats first; daily tactics usually start with a forcing move.
• Read the position before pressing Play if the app lets you, since the clock is short.
• A hint costs score, so try a candidate move in your head before asking.
• Use the past puzzle library to practise patterns between days.

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