Better Than Chess Alternatives

Games similar to Better Than Chess include Lichess, which is free and open source. Other options are Chess.com, DecodeChess, Take! and EazeGames. There's no shortage of Chess Games like Better Than Chess, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Android, the web, Mac and iPhone.

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  1. ChessRoots icon
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    Chess openings visualized from over 800 million Lichess games, 2 million tournament games and 1 million chess engine games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Tarrasch is a flexible, minimalist, and easy to use chess GUI. It is ideal for playing against and training with chess engines. Tarrasch has a built in engine but can just as easily be used with other UCI engines such as Rybka or Houdini.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Jin icon
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    Jin is an open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java. Jin can run either as a standalone application (available at this website) or as an applet, directly from your browser (available at the chess server's website).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Chess incorporates our "Treebeard" Chess engine, an innovative engine using closely guarded state-of-the-art search techniques developed for our competition-level Shogi program, which twice came close to capturing the World Championship crown.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  5. Gnome Chess icon
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    GNOME Chess is a 2D chess game, where games can be played between a combination of human and computer players. GNOME Chess detects known third party chess engines for computer players.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  6. A good chess program that is strong on limited hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
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  7. Knight's Tour icon
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    Knight's Tour is a variation on a classic puzzle that involves moving a knight around a chessboard. It's an exciting game in which you collect coins by moving in an "L" shape. Over 100 levels of various difficulties, with and without enemies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. Project Invincible is a free, portable, open source and cross-platform chess game. Challenge a friend to a 3D chess battle or test your skills against a computer opponent.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  9. JustChess icon
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    Play chess against a very simple author written chess engine, or against a friend in pass and play mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. Pure Chess icon
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    Experience one of the oldest known boardgames on the advanced technology of today. With ultra-realistic and unparalleled beautiful visuals you can almost reach out and touch the pieces. Created under the watchful eye of a fully-fledged Grandmaster; Pure Chess allows players to...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. World class chess database, analysis and playing software for PC and Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. Play against 8 of the best chess engines, including Stockfish 15 , Leela Chess Zero and Maia.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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