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About Lazy Chess

Lazy Chess is a free, non-profit game created for casual players and enthusiasts alike, where players, at worst, make the second best move available to them. On average, there are more than 30 legal chess moves available to a player in a turn, creating vigintillions of possibilities throughout a game. Lazy Chess compresses that by having you choose only two in a given turn selected by Stockfish, the most robust chess engine in the world. The catch? You won’t know which move is the best!

Learn and have fun while you compete against a highly skilled AI or online friends and random opponents. Unlock new themes and settings that can change how many options you choose from or the difficulty of the AI. Hone your chess skills while you move up in the leaderboards and play unique scenarios of famous board states provided from some of the world's most active grandmasters.

Lazy Chess is open source and available on GitHub. It was developed by Cinq-Mars Media, an educational non-profit with projects and games featured at E3, PAX and festivals worldwide.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.6

Last updated on Mar 22, 2021

Old Versions

Several bug fixes and stability improvements. Fixed an issue where the new openings engine interfered with online gameplay for some users.

Version History

1.6

Mar 22, 2021

Several bug fixes and stability improvements. Fixed an issue where the new openings engine interfered with online gameplay for some users.

1.5

Feb 28, 2021

Introduction of a major new game mode along with significant bug fixes and performance enhancements. An overhauled opening system that allows for much more flexibility and a database where traditional or common openings can be analyzed in depth!

1.1

Feb 9, 2021

We heard your feedback! Lots of tweaks including the ability to export to PGN, integration with lichess, updating advantage, the ability to manually tweak the AI and the introduction of all new modes of play! You can now also play as black! All this along with major stability and performance improvements.

1.0

Jan 26, 2021

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