Play chess online with over 130 million players from around the world!
Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, scacchi, schach, șah, šachy, şahmat… no matter the language, no matter the name, it´s known as the best strategy game in the world
Enjoy free unlimited 3d chess games and improve your chess rating with 350,000+ tactics puzzles, more than 10 million chess games a day, interactive lessons and videos, and over 100 powerful computer opponents. Unlock your inner chess master today!
♟ PLAY CHESS ONLINE FOR FREE:
- 2 Player chess mode completely free to enjoy with your friends
- Meet new friends and chat while you play
- Join tournaments with thousands of other players online
- Play games in real-time from one minute per game to 30 minutes or longer
- Play daily correspondence online chess for low-pressure games on your own schedule
- Try all these exciting chess variants in our app: chess960 (Fischer-Random), blitz chess, puzzle rush, bullet chess, puzzle battle or blindfold chess
- Enjoy also other chess variants: 3-check, king of the hill, crazyhouse, doubles (bughouse), fog of war & more…
🧩 CHESS TACTICS & CHESS PUZZLES:
- Enjoy 350,000+ unique puzzles
- Rated mode automatically adjusts to your skill level to help you improve
- Race the clock to beat your high score in Puzzle Rush
- Practice puzzles with specific themes in learning mode (Mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3, perpetual check, endgames, pin, fork, skewer, sacrifice, etc.)
📚 CHESS LESSONS:
- Hundreds of quality chess lessons and chess videos made by masters (learn all the chess moves and practice your skills with chess problems)
- Interactive tutorials with tips and recommendations
- Learn all the chess rules and strategies in a step-by-step lesson plan (opening, middlegame, and endgame)
📟 PLAY CHESS ONLINE AGAINST THE COMPUTER:
- Choose the level of computer opponent you want to play
- Analyze your chess games to see where you went wrong and how you can improve
- See how high you can go!
🏰 CHESS COMMUNITY:
- Join a community of more than 60 million online chess players
- More than 10 million chess games played each day
- Meet players of all levels, from beginner to grandmaster
- Compete to get your own rating and try to join the best player online chess leaderboards
- Watch the most popular chess superstars with millions of followers. Hikaru, GothamChess, Botez, Magnus and more!
✅ ... and MUCH MORE:
- Play chess games offline against the computer
- Articles by the best authors, coaches, and trainers
- Develop an unbeatable opening repertoire with the opening explorer (Queen´s Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, etc.)
- Send messages and challenge your friends to a free chess game
- Choose from 20+ board themes, 2D & 3D chess pieces, and backgrounds
- Get in-depth performance stats about your games, puzzles and lessons
- Enjoy the most active community forums anywhere
🎖 Playing chess online has never been so easy!
Chess is the most popular game of all time! And Chess.com is the place to play chess online with your friends and other players from all over the world!
Please share your suggestions and comments with us. Our support team is happy to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
ABOUT CHESS.COM:
Chess.com is created by chess players and people who love ❤️ chess!
Team: http://www.chess.com/about
Introduction
Chess is a classic strategy board game played between two players on an 8x8 checkered board with 64 squares of alternating colors. The game involves moving pieces across the board according to specific rules, with the objective of putting the opponent's king into a position known as "checkmate," where it is under immediate threat of capture and cannot escape.
Game Setup
The game begins with each player setting up their pieces on the board as follows:
* Back Row: Rooks on the corners, knights next to them, bishops beside the knights, queen on its own color (white queen on white square, black queen on black square), king next to the queen.
* Second Row: Pawns on all squares.
Piece Movement
Each type of piece has unique rules for movement:
* King: Moves one square in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal).
* Queen: Moves any number of squares along a rank (row), file (column), or diagonal.
* Rook: Moves any number of squares along a rank or file.
* Bishop: Moves any number of squares diagonally, staying on the same color.
* Knight: Moves in an "L" pattern - two squares in one direction and then one square perpendicularly. It can jump over other pieces.
* Pawn: Moves one square forward, except for its initial move where it can move two squares. Captures diagonally forward one square.
Special Moves
* Castling: A special move involving the king and one of the rooks, where the king moves two squares towards a rook, which then jumps over the king.
* En Passant: A special pawn capture that can occur when a pawn moves two squares forward from its starting position and lands beside an opponent's pawn.
* Promotion: If a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it can be promoted to any other piece (queen, rook, bishop, or knight) of the same color.
Check and Checkmate
When the king is under immediate threat of capture, it is said to be in "check." The player in check must make a move to remove the threat, either by moving the king, capturing the attacking piece, or blocking the attack. If the player cannot make a legal move to escape check, it is "checkmate" and the game is over.
Stalemate
If a player is not in check but has no legal moves, it is a "stalemate" and the game ends in a draw.
Game Objectives
The ultimate goal of chess is to put the opponent's king into checkmate. Other objectives include:
* Controlling the center of the board.
* Developing pieces early in the game.
* Protecting the king.
* Planning ahead and anticipating opponent's moves.
Play chess online with over 130 million players from around the world!
Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, scacchi, schach, șah, šachy, şahmat… no matter the language, no matter the name, it´s known as the best strategy game in the world
Enjoy free unlimited 3d chess games and improve your chess rating with 350,000+ tactics puzzles, more than 10 million chess games a day, interactive lessons and videos, and over 100 powerful computer opponents. Unlock your inner chess master today!
♟ PLAY CHESS ONLINE FOR FREE:
- 2 Player chess mode completely free to enjoy with your friends
- Meet new friends and chat while you play
- Join tournaments with thousands of other players online
- Play games in real-time from one minute per game to 30 minutes or longer
- Play daily correspondence online chess for low-pressure games on your own schedule
- Try all these exciting chess variants in our app: chess960 (Fischer-Random), blitz chess, puzzle rush, bullet chess, puzzle battle or blindfold chess
- Enjoy also other chess variants: 3-check, king of the hill, crazyhouse, doubles (bughouse), fog of war & more…
🧩 CHESS TACTICS & CHESS PUZZLES:
- Enjoy 350,000+ unique puzzles
- Rated mode automatically adjusts to your skill level to help you improve
- Race the clock to beat your high score in Puzzle Rush
- Practice puzzles with specific themes in learning mode (Mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3, perpetual check, endgames, pin, fork, skewer, sacrifice, etc.)
📚 CHESS LESSONS:
- Hundreds of quality chess lessons and chess videos made by masters (learn all the chess moves and practice your skills with chess problems)
- Interactive tutorials with tips and recommendations
- Learn all the chess rules and strategies in a step-by-step lesson plan (opening, middlegame, and endgame)
📟 PLAY CHESS ONLINE AGAINST THE COMPUTER:
- Choose the level of computer opponent you want to play
- Analyze your chess games to see where you went wrong and how you can improve
- See how high you can go!
🏰 CHESS COMMUNITY:
- Join a community of more than 60 million online chess players
- More than 10 million chess games played each day
- Meet players of all levels, from beginner to grandmaster
- Compete to get your own rating and try to join the best player online chess leaderboards
- Watch the most popular chess superstars with millions of followers. Hikaru, GothamChess, Botez, Magnus and more!
✅ ... and MUCH MORE:
- Play chess games offline against the computer
- Articles by the best authors, coaches, and trainers
- Develop an unbeatable opening repertoire with the opening explorer (Queen´s Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, etc.)
- Send messages and challenge your friends to a free chess game
- Choose from 20+ board themes, 2D & 3D chess pieces, and backgrounds
- Get in-depth performance stats about your games, puzzles and lessons
- Enjoy the most active community forums anywhere
🎖 Playing chess online has never been so easy!
Chess is the most popular game of all time! And Chess.com is the place to play chess online with your friends and other players from all over the world!
Please share your suggestions and comments with us. Our support team is happy to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
ABOUT CHESS.COM:
Chess.com is created by chess players and people who love ❤️ chess!
Team: http://www.chess.com/about
Introduction
Chess is a classic strategy board game played between two players on an 8x8 checkered board with 64 squares of alternating colors. The game involves moving pieces across the board according to specific rules, with the objective of putting the opponent's king into a position known as "checkmate," where it is under immediate threat of capture and cannot escape.
Game Setup
The game begins with each player setting up their pieces on the board as follows:
* Back Row: Rooks on the corners, knights next to them, bishops beside the knights, queen on its own color (white queen on white square, black queen on black square), king next to the queen.
* Second Row: Pawns on all squares.
Piece Movement
Each type of piece has unique rules for movement:
* King: Moves one square in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal).
* Queen: Moves any number of squares along a rank (row), file (column), or diagonal.
* Rook: Moves any number of squares along a rank or file.
* Bishop: Moves any number of squares diagonally, staying on the same color.
* Knight: Moves in an "L" pattern - two squares in one direction and then one square perpendicularly. It can jump over other pieces.
* Pawn: Moves one square forward, except for its initial move where it can move two squares. Captures diagonally forward one square.
Special Moves
* Castling: A special move involving the king and one of the rooks, where the king moves two squares towards a rook, which then jumps over the king.
* En Passant: A special pawn capture that can occur when a pawn moves two squares forward from its starting position and lands beside an opponent's pawn.
* Promotion: If a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it can be promoted to any other piece (queen, rook, bishop, or knight) of the same color.
Check and Checkmate
When the king is under immediate threat of capture, it is said to be in "check." The player in check must make a move to remove the threat, either by moving the king, capturing the attacking piece, or blocking the attack. If the player cannot make a legal move to escape check, it is "checkmate" and the game is over.
Stalemate
If a player is not in check but has no legal moves, it is a "stalemate" and the game ends in a draw.
Game Objectives
The ultimate goal of chess is to put the opponent's king into checkmate. Other objectives include:
* Controlling the center of the board.
* Developing pieces early in the game.
* Protecting the king.
* Planning ahead and anticipating opponent's moves.
