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Chess Master

Tactical display online. Learn the rules, then take the grid.

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Select Difficulty

The arrow marks the level you'll play. Powered by Stockfish.

Materials Challenge

90 seconds to grab material without losing your own. Score is what you take minus what you lose: pawn 1, knight & bishop 3, rook 5, queen 9. You play White.

Open board · no kings

Alternating turns on an open board. Captured pieces come back somewhere new. The computer grabs your best piece it can reach, protected or not: bait it. Stars at 5, 20 and 40.

Real positions · kings in

Puzzles from real games (Lichess). Watch their move, then find the win — checks, pins and forks count now. A wrong move gets punished and you're shown the move you missed. Stars at 10, 25 and 40.

How to Play Chess

Your move

Match History

Games and challenges against the computer. Replay steps through every move.

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    Saved Games

    Games save after every move. Continue picks up right where you left off.

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      Promote Pawn

      Themes

      Board and pieces. Your pick is remembered.

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