Play Chess Online - Chess Computer & Puzzles

Find your next opponent, challenge the computer or sharpen your skills with chess puzzles. Play straight from your browser with a clear, spacious board and helpful tools for beginners and experienced players.

PLAY CHESS ONLINE • Match with another player searching for a game. • Enjoy free casual matches with five minutes per player and a three-second increment. • Follow moves, offer draws and reconnect after a brief connection loss. • No opponent found within three minutes? Switch to a computer game.

PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER • Choose named opponents with different difficulty levels. • Practise with hints, takebacks, board flipping and move review. • Play as a guest without creating an account. • Computer games and bundled puzzles work offline.

TRAIN WITH 5,000 CHESS PUZZLES • Explore five difficulty levels, from beginner to master. • Practise checkmates, tactical patterns and endgames. • Play five puzzles per day for free. • Earn difficulty-based coin rewards with an Extension Arcade account, subject to daily limits.

CONNECT TO EXTENSION ARCADE Create an account or sign in inside the extension to earn eligible coins and XP, customise your avatar and access friends, rewards and supported Arcade features. Includes a language selector supporting 30 major languages.