Chess - Play & Learn
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About Chess - Play & Learn
Play chess online with over 120 million players from around the world!
Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, شطرنج, 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 500,000+ tactics puzzles, 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 online for low-pressure games on your own schedule
- Try all these exciting chess variants in our app: Chess960 (Fischer-Random), Puzzle Rush, Puzzle Battle or blindfold chesse…
- Enjoy also other chess variants: bullet chess, 3-check, king of the hill, crazyhouse, doubles (bughouse), fog of war & more…
CHESS TACTICS & CHESS PUZZLES:
- Enjoy 500,000+ unique chess 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 chess training tutorials with tips and recommendations
- Learn 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 the toughest opponent you can beat!
CHESS COMMUNITY:
- Join a community of more than 120 million online chess players
- More than 20 million chess games played each day
- Meet players of all levels from beginner to grandmaster
- Compete to get your own rating in the online chess leaderboards and join the best players.
- 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 chess trainers
- Develop an unbeatable opening repertoire with the opening explorer (Queen´s Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, etc.)
- Offline chess with your friends
- Send messages and challenge your play chess with 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 #1 place to play online with your friends and other players from all over the world or play chess offline whenever you want!
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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chess
Twitter: http://twitter.com/chesscom
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wwwchesscom
TwitchTV: http://www.twitch.com/chess
Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, شطرنج, 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 500,000+ tactics puzzles, 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 online for low-pressure games on your own schedule
- Try all these exciting chess variants in our app: Chess960 (Fischer-Random), Puzzle Rush, Puzzle Battle or blindfold chesse…
- Enjoy also other chess variants: bullet chess, 3-check, king of the hill, crazyhouse, doubles (bughouse), fog of war & more…
CHESS TACTICS & CHESS PUZZLES:
- Enjoy 500,000+ unique chess 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 chess training tutorials with tips and recommendations
- Learn 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 the toughest opponent you can beat!
CHESS COMMUNITY:
- Join a community of more than 120 million online chess players
- More than 20 million chess games played each day
- Meet players of all levels from beginner to grandmaster
- Compete to get your own rating in the online chess leaderboards and join the best players.
- 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 chess trainers
- Develop an unbeatable opening repertoire with the opening explorer (Queen´s Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, etc.)
- Offline chess with your friends
- Send messages and challenge your play chess with 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 #1 place to play online with your friends and other players from all over the world or play chess offline whenever you want!
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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chess
Twitter: http://twitter.com/chesscom
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wwwchesscom
TwitchTV: http://www.twitch.com/chess
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.2.7
Last updated on Sep 11, 2023
Old Versions
Hey, chess fans! This new version addresses some interface issues (missing flair, blurry pieces), and fixes a bug that could affect the board during real-time games.
We hope you enjoy this update! If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you.
Enjoy your chess!
We hope you enjoy this update! If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you.
Enjoy your chess!
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Version History
4.2.7
Sep 11, 2023
Hey, chess fans! This new version addresses some interface issues (missing flair, blurry pieces), and fixes a bug that could affect the board during real-time games.
We hope you enjoy this update! If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you.
Enjoy your chess!
We hope you enjoy this update! If you do, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you.
Enjoy your chess!
4.2.6
Aug 30, 2023
Hey, chess fans! In this update we fixed a bug that could cause bot deep links to not work.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.5
Aug 25, 2023
Hey, chess fans! In this update we fixed a nasty bug that could cause real-time games to freeze during play.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.4
Aug 24, 2023
Hey, chess fans! In this update we fixed a nasty bug that could cause real-time games to freeze during play. (Phew!)
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.3
Aug 16, 2023
Hey, chess fans! This new version adds small improvements and some exciting new features for Themes that we will be revealing soon!
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.2
Aug 3, 2023
Hey, chess-fans! This new version fixes a couple of issues with real-time games, including a bug that affected players using customized time-controls.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
We hope you love playing with this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. (It really helps!) Thank you - and enjoy your chess.
4.2.1
Jul 30, 2023
Hey, chess-fans! This new version fixes a bug affecting some players during real-time games. (Thanks for your patience!)
We hope you love this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. It really helps us out. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
We hope you love this update! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. It really helps us out. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.2.0
Jul 21, 2023
Hey chess fans! This update brings fixes and small design improvements throughout the app - including some cool new animations while you wait for your next opponent! Also...
- The Awards section now displays Medals you've won in tournament play, as well as your other Achievements
- We fixed a bug that was affecting custom Themes (board, pieces, background)
We hope you love this new version! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. (It really helps us out.) Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
- The Awards section now displays Medals you've won in tournament play, as well as your other Achievements
- We fixed a bug that was affecting custom Themes (board, pieces, background)
We hope you love this new version! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store. (It really helps us out.) Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.23 (3797)
Jun 16, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version has some fun and useful improvements - and a long-awaited new feature for iPad!
- iPad players rejoice! Openings Explorer is here at last! (Find it on the Learn tab.)
- Take advantage of new improvements to Analysis, also on the Learn tab!
That's it for now! We hope you love the new app. If so, please consider helping us out by leaving a fresh, five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really supports what we do. Thank you as always - and enjoy your chess!
- iPad players rejoice! Openings Explorer is here at last! (Find it on the Learn tab.)
- Take advantage of new improvements to Analysis, also on the Learn tab!
That's it for now! We hope you love the new app. If so, please consider helping us out by leaving a fresh, five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really supports what we do. Thank you as always - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.22 (3758)
Jun 13, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version has some fun and useful improvements - and a long-awaited new feature for iPad!
- iPad players rejoice! Openings Explorer is here at last! (Find it on the Learn tab.)
- Take advantage of new improvements to Analysis, also on the Learn tab!
That's it for now! We hope you love the new app. If so, please consider helping us out by leaving a fresh, five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really supports what we do. Thank you as always - and enjoy your chess!
- iPad players rejoice! Openings Explorer is here at last! (Find it on the Learn tab.)
- Take advantage of new improvements to Analysis, also on the Learn tab!
That's it for now! We hope you love the new app. If so, please consider helping us out by leaving a fresh, five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really supports what we do. Thank you as always - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.21 (3641)
May 30, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version fixes a few bugs & crashes that some players have experienced recently. For instance, you can now run Game Review on an incomplete game (an unfinished game vs a Bot, for instance) without any problems. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.20 (3596)
May 25, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version fixes a few bugs & crashes that some players have experienced recently. For instance, you can now run Game Review on an incomplete game (an unfinished game vs a Bot, for instance) without any problems. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.19 (3530)
May 23, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! Today's new version brings a combination of bug-fixes and feature improvements:
- Game Review now has a quick "report card" at the end, with individual scores for your play in each game phase - and a chess rating to indicate your strength in that game alone!
- Improved the Chat feature when playing vs Bots!
- Added some fixes and improvements to Accessibility features.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the Watch app.
That's it for now! We hope you love this new version. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
- Game Review now has a quick "report card" at the end, with individual scores for your play in each game phase - and a chess rating to indicate your strength in that game alone!
- Improved the Chat feature when playing vs Bots!
- Added some fixes and improvements to Accessibility features.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the Watch app.
That's it for now! We hope you love this new version. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out! Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.18 (3420)
May 12, 2023
This new version fixes a crash that sometimes occurred while playing real-time chess.
4.1.17 (3353)
May 9, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! Here's a brand-new version with some very nice feature improvements and technical updates!
- Big improvements to Accessibility while playing and using the app!
- The "Watch" tab (formerly called "Live") has been reorganized and now includes chess streamers currently on air!
- When playing Bots, Friendly Mode is even friendlier, with unlimited take-backs and hints! (If you also want Move Feedback or the Evaluation bar, you can activate them using Custom mode.)
- Starting from any position in Analysis, you can play it out vs a Bot using "Finish vs Computer." You won't earn crowns this way though. ;-)
- The app will warn you in advance if there is a server shutdown pending.
- We added some new player flags - and Country names are now translated throughout the app.
- We fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when searching for Friends.
- We fixed a crash that occurred when accessing Completed Games from the Home screen
We also added some interface improvements to Game Review and throughout the app. We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really helps!
Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
- Big improvements to Accessibility while playing and using the app!
- The "Watch" tab (formerly called "Live") has been reorganized and now includes chess streamers currently on air!
- When playing Bots, Friendly Mode is even friendlier, with unlimited take-backs and hints! (If you also want Move Feedback or the Evaluation bar, you can activate them using Custom mode.)
- Starting from any position in Analysis, you can play it out vs a Bot using "Finish vs Computer." You won't earn crowns this way though. ;-)
- The app will warn you in advance if there is a server shutdown pending.
- We added some new player flags - and Country names are now translated throughout the app.
- We fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when searching for Friends.
- We fixed a crash that occurred when accessing Completed Games from the Home screen
We also added some interface improvements to Game Review and throughout the app. We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really helps!
Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.16 (3340)
May 6, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! Here's a brand-new version with some very nice feature improvements and technical updates!
- Big improvements to Accessibility while playing and using the app!
- The "Watch" tab (formerly called "Live") has been reorganized and now includes chess streamers currently on air!
- When playing Bots, Friendly Mode is even friendlier, with unlimited take-backs and hints! (If you also want Move Feedback or the Evaluation bar, you can activate them using Custom mode.)
- Starting from any position in Analysis, you can play it out vs a Bot using "Finish vs Computer." You won't earn crowns this way though. ;-)
- The app will warn you in advance if there is a server shutdown pending.
- We added some new player flags - and Country names are now translated throughout the app.
- We also hot-fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when searching for Friends.
We also added some interface improvements to Game Review and throughout the app. We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really helps!
Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
- Big improvements to Accessibility while playing and using the app!
- The "Watch" tab (formerly called "Live") has been reorganized and now includes chess streamers currently on air!
- When playing Bots, Friendly Mode is even friendlier, with unlimited take-backs and hints! (If you also want Move Feedback or the Evaluation bar, you can activate them using Custom mode.)
- Starting from any position in Analysis, you can play it out vs a Bot using "Finish vs Computer." You won't earn crowns this way though. ;-)
- The app will warn you in advance if there is a server shutdown pending.
- We added some new player flags - and Country names are now translated throughout the app.
- We also hot-fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when searching for Friends.
We also added some interface improvements to Game Review and throughout the app. We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really helps!
Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.15 (3333)
May 5, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! Here's a brand-new version with some very nice feature improvements and technical updates!
- Big improvements to Accessibility while playing and using the app!
- The "Watch" tab (formerly called "Live") has been reorganized and now includes chess streamers currently on air!
- When playing Bots, Friendly Mode is even friendlier, with unlimited take-backs and hints! (If you also want Move Feedback or the Evaluation bar, you can activate them using Custom mode.)
- Starting from any position in Analysis, you can play it out vs a Bot using "Finish vs Computer." You won't earn crowns this way though. ;-)
- The app will warn you in advance if there is a server shutdown pending.
- We added some new player flags - and Country names are now translated throughout the app.
We also added some interface improvements to Game Review and throughout the app. We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really helps!
Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
- Big improvements to Accessibility while playing and using the app!
- The "Watch" tab (formerly called "Live") has been reorganized and now includes chess streamers currently on air!
- When playing Bots, Friendly Mode is even friendlier, with unlimited take-backs and hints! (If you also want Move Feedback or the Evaluation bar, you can activate them using Custom mode.)
- Starting from any position in Analysis, you can play it out vs a Bot using "Finish vs Computer." You won't earn crowns this way though. ;-)
- The app will warn you in advance if there is a server shutdown pending.
- We added some new player flags - and Country names are now translated throughout the app.
We also added some interface improvements to Game Review and throughout the app. We hope you love this new version! If you do, please consider giving it a fresh five-star review or rating in the App Store. It really helps!
Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.14 (2949)
Apr 7, 2023
Hey, chess lovers! This new version fixes a bug that was causing some grief in Game Review. We hope you enjoy it!
4.1.13 (2887)
Apr 3, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version brings a number of minor improvements and fixes a bug affecting older versions of iOS that was making it difficult to sign in. We hope you love it! As always, thanks for playing chess with us!
4.1.12 (2761)
Mar 17, 2023
Greetings, chess-lovers! Today’s update fixes a rare but annoying crash that was affecting our Bots, and includes other minor fixes and stability improvements. We hope you enjoy it!
4.1.11 (2695)
Mar 8, 2023
Hey chess-lovers! This new version fixes a crashing issue that affected players using older versions of iOS. We hope you enjoy it!
4.1.10 (2595)
Feb 27, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! By popular request, you can now step through a Game Review one move at a time! (Or you can still focus on the key moments, like before.) And that's not all...
* Fixed several connection issues seen in Daily Chess
* Improved layout for certain iPad models
* Prevents device from sleeping during a timed Puzzle
* Minor UI improvements to Opening Explorer
We hope you love this new version! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
* Fixed several connection issues seen in Daily Chess
* Improved layout for certain iPad models
* Prevents device from sleeping during a timed Puzzle
* Minor UI improvements to Opening Explorer
We hope you love this new version! If so, please consider giving the app a fresh five-star rating or review in the Store. It really helps us out. Thank you - and enjoy your chess!
4.1.9 (2428)
Feb 11, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version fixes several bugs that could cause crashes in offline mode and addresses some issues specific to iOS 12 - along with a few other minor tweaks and improvements. We hope you love it!
4.1.8 (2294)
Jan 30, 2023
Hey, chess-lovers! This new version fixes a few bugs that were causing the app to crash - and includes a lot of nice interface improvement as well.
* Check out the new Friends Leaderboard!
* Vacation status is now displayed in your active game list!
* Reorganized Play settings offer some new options. (You can turn low-time warnings on or off now!)
...And there are lots of other improvements throughout the app!
We hope you love this new version. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review. It really helps us out!
Thank you! And enjoy your Chess!
* Check out the new Friends Leaderboard!
* Vacation status is now displayed in your active game list!
* Reorganized Play settings offer some new options. (You can turn low-time warnings on or off now!)
...And there are lots of other improvements throughout the app!
We hope you love this new version. If so, please consider giving the app a fresh, five-star rating or review. It really helps us out!
Thank you! And enjoy your Chess!
4.1.7 (2133)
Jan 3, 2023
Happy New Year, chess-lovers!
This first new version of '23 fixes a crash that was affecting some players when they first started using the app.
Thanks for learning and playing with the Chess app! If you love this new version, please consider giving it a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store; it's super-helpful to us. Thank you!
This first new version of '23 fixes a crash that was affecting some players when they first started using the app.
Thanks for learning and playing with the Chess app! If you love this new version, please consider giving it a fresh, five-star rating or review in the App Store; it's super-helpful to us. Thank you!
Chess - Play & Learn FAQ
Chess - Play & Learn is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
Chess - Play & Learn supports English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kabyle, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Singhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese
Chess - Play & Learn contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Diamond Membership
$16.99
Gold Membership
$4.99
Diamond Membership
$14.99
Platinum Membership
$6.99
Gold Membership
$6.99
Platinum Membership
$10.99
Gold Membership
$29.99
Diamond Membership
$99.99
Diamond Membership
$119.99
Platinum Membership
$49.99
Click here to learn how to download Chess - Play & Learn in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Chess - Play & Learn.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 4.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
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