Zen Chess: Mate in One

Minimol Games / Apr 10, 2018 / Casual

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Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

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What's new

MAJOR UPDATE - Available Now for Free!

2021-01-28

We've just released a major update for Chess Knights: High Noon! It is a completely new story, with new characters, new mechanics and scenarios. Together with this content update, we've also fixed several minor issues, added a help guide and other features to make the experience great for you. You can update your game and start playing it right away. And if you still does not own a copy of Chess Knights: High Noon, you can get it for only $1.99: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486800/Chess_Knights_High_Noon/

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What players say

Very Positive

86% positive, 262 reviews

Recommended110 hrs played

This has been a lot of fun. I will admit, I don't know a gosh darn thing about Chess, my husband had to help me figure a lot of these out. There is a video guide someone made I believe if you're just in it for the achievements. I love how lightweight the program is, we left it up and would do one or two when we could, it's perfectly for relaxing and giving yourself a puzzle to work on.

4 found this helpful, 2026-04-05

Recommended0 hrs played

Zen Chess is a wonderful game for meditation and relaxation. However, I think it would be even better if you added an option to play matches against the computer or with friends locally, similar to traditional chess games. I would definitely purchase it again if that feature were included. Please consider this as constructive feedback for improvement, not as a criticism of the game or an attempt to harm anyone's...

3 found this helpful, 2025-12-12

Recommended13 hrs played

Zen Chess: Mate in One, developed and published by Minimol Games, is a minimalist puzzle experience that distills the beauty and logic of chess into its purest form. Instead of a sprawling series of matches or complex strategy scenarios, it offers a calm and focused collection of problems where the goal is singular and straightforward—find the one move that leads to checkmate. Across 300 carefully designed puzzles,...

1 found this helpful, 2025-11-02