The daily chess puzzle is one position a day, the same for every player in the world: White or Black starts and wins with a set series of moves. A wrong move is shown as not this one and the piece returns. The first hint lights the piece to move, the second shows its square. Solve on consecutive days to grow your streak and earn glory.
The goal is to checkmate the enemy king: attack it so that it has no safe square, no piece can block the attack and nothing can capture the attacker. White moves first, then the sides take turns. Tap a piece and then its square, or drag it; possible moves glow on the board. Castling, en passant and promotion are all in, every kind of draw counts, and the game says in words why a move is not allowed. Undo is free, and three hints a game show a good move.
Yes. Every player in the world gets the same position on the same day.
The game shows that it is not the move and the piece goes back; the first hint lights the piece to move, the second shows its square.
Play classic chess with the full rules, free in your browser: castling, en passant, promotion and every kind of draw. Five computer rulers of the desert kingdom wait for you, from a gentle Novice to a Grandmaster, or play two players on one screen. The board is a 3D diorama of two kingdoms, snow and desert, and one tap turns it into a flat view. A short tour shows the controls, the rules are always under the question mark, and the game says in words why a move is not allowed. Chess runs on a phone, tablet or computer with no download.
Chess is about the safety of your king as much as attack: one careless pawn move can end the game.
New to chess? Each side starts with sixteen pieces. White moves first, then the sides take turns. You win by checkmate: the enemy king is attacked and cannot escape, block or capture the attacker.
Play in your browser. No app download is needed.
The king is attacked, it cannot step to a safe square, no piece can block the attack and the attacker cannot be captured. The game ends at once.
Two moves for Black, as in this example: 1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4 checkmate. It only happens when White weakens the king's side.
Yes. Choose Two players and pass the phone or share the computer; the board turns to the side whose turn it is.
Original ManyPlay game. Controls and examples were checked against the browser edition; cover illustrations are labelled separately from gameplay captures. Report a changed rule or control.
