Play free chess with full rules: a career ladder vs the computer, a daily puzzle and online opponents.
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About the game
Chess is the world's classic strategy game, where two players try to checkmate the opposing king on a sixty-four square board, and this version applies every rule: castling, en passant, pawn promotion, check, checkmate and stalemate, threefold repetition, the fifty-move rule and draws by insufficient material. The pieces are drawn in the classic Staunton style and stay sharp even on a phone; on the dark neon board legal moves appear as dots, and the last move and a checked king light up. You can drag a piece or tap it and then tap the target square; the move list uses standard algebraic notation, and captured pieces plus the material balance show in each player's panel. In Career mode you climb an eight-level ladder against the computer: the Novice level blunders now and then, while the Master level uses our own alpha-beta engine to look more than ten moves ahead in a few seconds and plays at roughly 1800 strength. Every win starts the next level automatically, a loss lets you retry the same level, and your rating updates after each game. Free play lets you pick the level and your color, with undo and board flip always at hand. The daily puzzle gives you an engine-verified checkmate problem and tracks your solving streak. Online you can play a friend with a room code or invite link, a random opponent from anywhere in the world, or someone next to you on the same device, with 3+2, 5+0 or 10+0 clocks; draw offers, resignation and rematches are supported, and there is no chat.
How to play
- Pick a mode from the main menu: Career (vs the computer), Online (a friend, a world opponent or the same device), Daily Puzzle or Free Play.
- Tap a piece to see dots for its legal moves, then tap a target square or drag and drop the piece. When a pawn reaches the last rank, choose a queen, knight, rook or bishop.
- To castle, move the king two squares sideways; en passant and every other rule are applied automatically.
- In Career a win starts the next, stronger level at once; after a loss Play Again opens the same level.
- In an online game watch your clock, offer a draw or resign if you like, and press Rematch when the game ends.
Controls
Touch/mouse: tap a piece then its target square, or drag and drop it; the buttons below undo, flip the board, resign or offer a draw; MENU at top left returns to the main menu and EXIT leaves an online room. Keyboard: arrows or WASD move the cursor, Enter/Space select and move, U undoes, F flips the board, H shows a puzzle hint, 1-4 or Q/N/R/B choose a promotion piece, P pauses.
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FAQ
How strong is the computer?
There are eight levels. The first ones make deliberate mistakes for beginners; the Master level uses our own chess engine to search more than ten moves deep in seconds and plays at roughly 1800 strength. Beat it and Grandmaster levels open up.
Can I play chess with a friend on another device?
Yes. Choose Online, pick a clock, then Play with a friend and Create room, and send the five-character code or invite link. The room creator's clock is used. Find a world opponent matches you with someone who wants a game right now.
How does the daily puzzle work?
A new checkmate problem arrives every day; find the right moves and deliver mate to grow your streak. Every puzzle is verified by the engine and has a single solution. After the daily puzzle you can keep going with training puzzles.