♞♛ Checkmate

Three ways
to play chess

Play the engine across five levels, pass one phone back and forth with a friend, or play someone on another device with a game code. Every rule in the book. Free to play, with non-personalized ads.

Five levels of opponent

From a beginner that overlooks things to a full-strength search that will outcalculate most club players. Pick the one that gives you a game.

Every rule, properly

Castling, en passant, under-promotion, stalemate, threefold repetition, the fifty-move rule and insufficient material. All of it.

Offline when you want it

Playing the engine and two-player games need no account and no internet at all. Only the online mode goes near a network.

Play a friend anywhere

Continue with Apple, Google, or a Guest profile, create a game, and send the five-character code. Moves appear on both devices as they are played.

Take it back

Undo, a hint that runs a real search, board coordinates, five board themes, light and dark, and a clock if you want one.

Free, with privacy-conscious ads

No subscriptions or in-app purchases. Ads are requested as non-personalized and initialize only after any consent required in your region.