Chess.com - Play and Learn

Play chess online with over 250 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 chess…

- 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)

GAMES AGAINST COACH:

- Learn from a helpful and immersive visual chess coach.

- Review your games with the coach and learn the strategy behind every move.

- Play games with the coach, who will guide you through the fundamentals move by move and provide helpful hints as you play.

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 200 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!

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ABOUT CHESS.COM:

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