Chess.com Alternatives

The top-rated alternative to Chess.com is Lichess, which is free and open source. People also recommend Chess Tempo, ChessEver, ChessUnlock and Noctie.ai. There's no shortage of Chess Games like Chess.com, with more than 25 alternatives for the web, Android, Windows, iPhone and Mac.

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  1. ChessGYM icon
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    ChessGYM offers a range of chess puzzles and exercises aimed at increasing chess and thinking prowess for all abilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Chess Royale icon
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    Where Strategy Meets Digital: Dive into the Ultimate Chess Experience. Engage with Millions, Learn from Grandmasters, and Elevate Your Game in a Vibrant Online Community.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Facebook
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  3. AI-powered chess coaching reports that explain your games in plain language. Import from Chess.com or Lichess, get a personalized coaching report in under 2 minutes. From €1/game.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Free, open-source chess game analysis tool built with PyQt5 and Stockfish - a powerful desktop alternative to Chess.com's analysis engine for reviewing games and exploring moves.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Play against AI or online at FICS or ICC.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. DarkSquares icon
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    DarkSquares is a blindfold chess trainer designed to sharpen your visualization skills through progressive exercises.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Do you want to become better at chess? With Chess Puzzle Master you’ll gain skill, confidence, and strategy solving chess puzzles of all levels. Whether you’re a beginner finding your first tactics or an advanced player seeking challenging checkmates, this app gives you a daily...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  8. chessdream.ai is a deep neural network, trained to generate realistic (more or less) chess positions, optionally constrained by a number of preset pieces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. BabasChess icon
     9 likes

    BabasChess is a new revolutionary Internet Chess Client for Windows. It combines ease of use with powerful features for advanced users; integrates a fast and customizable playing environment with a powerful PGN viewer/editor, chess engines support for analyzing positions and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. OpeningTree icon
     3 likes

    Consolidated view of all your chess games from chess.com, lichess, grandmaster games or custom pgn. Prepare against your opponents by analyzing at their games and see which openings work for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. ChessDada icon
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    ChessDada is a free multiplayer chess platform that brings back the simplicity of Yahoo Chess. Play live chess games against real opponents instantly in your browser - no signup, no download, no email required.

    24 ChessDada alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
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  12. 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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