Games Like Chess Similar Chess Games like Chess

Chess is described as 'Classic game of chess with 3D visuals and a variety of gameboard designs' and is a Chess Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Chess for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Web-based apps. The best Chess alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other Chess like games are OffChess, Chess.com, Play Abalone and DecodeChess.

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  1. Lichess icon
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    Lichess is the most complete chess experience, with a simple interface that focuses on the game, a massive array of game related tools and a huge, worldwide community.

    69 Lichess alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
    • Lichess is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Chess.

    • Lichess is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Chess.

    • Lichess is Free and Open SourceChess is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. OffChess icon
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    Explore 100,000+ offline chess puzzles across all levels, featuring real-game tactics like forks, pins, and mate puzzles, adaptive difficulty, personalized themes, detailed stats, opening-specific challenges, and hints for improving your play anytime, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Chess.com icon
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    Chess platform offering free online play, real-time and correspondence formats, 65,000+ adaptive puzzles, Grandmaster lessons, analysis tools, opening explorer, customizable themes, detailed statistics, daily articles, and global social interaction.

    56 Chess.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
     
  4. Play Abalone icon
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    PlayAbalone.com lets you play the classic 2-player abstract strategy game Abalone directly in your browser — no downloads or accounts needed. The goal is simple but deep: push six of your opponent’s marbles off the hexagonal board before they do the same to you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. DecodeChess icon
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    Explore the first AI chess tutor that explains the why behind moves, offering personal feedback and rich analysis for players up to a 2000 ELO rating. Perfect for discovering chess beauty and logic, DecodeChess combines master insights with engine precision and is free to use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • DecodeChess is the most popular SaaS alternative to Chess.

    • DecodeChess is Freemium and ProprietaryChess is also Freemium and Proprietary
  6. KNights icon
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    KNights is a chess game. As a player, your goal is to defeat your opponent by checkmating their king.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
    • KNights is the most popular Linux alternative to Chess.

    • KNights is Free and Open SourceChess is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. ChessMD icon
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    Improve your chess with unlimited game review, interactive engine analysis, and several other state-of-the-art training utilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • ChessMD is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Chess.

    • ChessMD is Free and Open SourceChess is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ChessMD is Privacy focusedChess is not according to our users
  8. EazeGames icon
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    eSports platform for competing in game tournaments with cash prizes.

    149 EazeGames alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • EazeGames is the most popular commercial alternative to Chess.

    • EazeGames is Paid and ProprietaryChess is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. XBoard icon
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    XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  10. Shotgun King icon
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    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • itch.io
     
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    Magic Chess 3D is a magical game of kings and queens of England that will teach you how to play chess. Tap a chess piece to make a move. Attack the opponent’s pieces to capture the king. It's as simple as that! The more you play, the sooner you'll become the chess master!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  12. eboard icon
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    eboard is a chess interface for Unix-like systems (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc.) based on the GTK+ GUI toolkit. It provides a chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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