Tacticat: Daily Chess Puzzles

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Sharpen your chess with one tactic a day. Tacticat gives you a fresh chess puzzle every morning, an adaptive rating that always serves puzzles at your level, and a built-in Coach that explains the idea behind every move — so you stop guessing and start seeing the board like a stronger player. Every position is a real, hand-verified tactic from the open Lichess puzzle database, bundled right in the app. No account, no sign-up and no Wi-Fi needed — just you, the board and the next winning move, wherever you are. LEARN WITH COACH - After every puzzle, the Coach names the tactical motif — fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, back-rank mate and more — so you learn the pattern, not just the answer. - Each puzzle comes with a plain-language explanation of why the move works, plus the full solution in standard chess notation. - Recognise the same ideas again and again in your own games and convert them into real points. PROGRESS AT YOUR OWN LEVEL - Your personal tactics rating rises and falls as you solve, so puzzles are never too easy or too hard. - Start gently and climb: five difficulty bands from beginner to expert, powered by thousands of rated positions. - A clean stats screen shows your rating over time, accuracy, best streak and solves by level. A PUZZLE EVERY DAY - The Daily Puzzle sets one fresh tactic for everyone each day — solve it to keep your streak alive. - Build a day streak, chase your best run and make chess training a habit that sticks. - Miss a day and pick right back up — your rating, streak and history are always saved on the device. TRAIN THE WAY YOU WANT - Adaptive Training serves an endless stream of puzzles tuned to your rating. - Or pick a level and drill a specific difficulty — beginner mates, middlegame tactics or expert combinations. - Tap a piece to see its legal moves highlighted; a hint or the full solution is always one tap away. MAKE THE BOARD YOURS - Earn coins for every solve and unlock 10 elegant board styles — classic wood, emerald, ocean, marble, midnight, sakura and more. - Chase dozens of achievements across solves, streaks, fast finishes and expert puzzles. PERFECT FOR - Beginners who want to learn chess tactics with a patient coach that explains each motif. - Club players grinding daily puzzles to raise their tactical rating and stop blundering. - Anyone who wants a quick, offline brain workout on the train, in a queue or over coffee. - Returning players knocking the rust off after time away from the board. - Chess fans who love a daily challenge and a streak worth protecting. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE - Every puzzle is bundled in the app — Tacticat works fully offline, with no sign-up and no personal data collected by us. - Your rating, streak and stats stay on your device. No servers, no waiting, no distractions. Whether you are learning your first fork or hunting mate-in-three combinations, Tacticat turns a few minutes a day into real chess improvement — no timer, no pressure, just the next winning move. Download Tacticat and solve your first puzzle today. Puzzles from the Lichess open database (CC0).