Games Like Chessmate Similar Chess Games like Chessmate

Chessmate is described as 'Allows anyone to dive into a game of chess. Whether you’re a beginner (yes, I’m talking about you) or a pro (hmm, debatable), the variety of game modes will challenge you with its witty AI. Play solo, or play against a friend (or against yourself if you don’t have' and is a Chess Game in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to Chessmate for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Web-based, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Chessmate alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other Chessmate like games are Chess.com, DecodeChess, Take! and KNights.

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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.

    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 Chessmate.

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

    • Lichess is Free and Open SourceChessmate is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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
     
  3. 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.

    57 DecodeChess alternatives

    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 Chessmate.

    • DecodeChess is Freemium and ProprietaryChessmate is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Take! icon
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    Capture matching pieces to reach the golden king.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. 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 Chessmate.

    • KNights is Free and Open SourceChessmate is Paid and Proprietary
  6. 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 Chessmate.

    • ChessMD is Free and Open SourceChessmate is Paid and Proprietary
    • ChessMD is Privacy focusedChessmate is not according to our users
  7. EazeGames icon
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    eSports platform for competing in game tournaments with cash prizes.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • EazeGames is Paid and ProprietaryChessmate is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. Chessmaster icon
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    Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.

    58 Chessmaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  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. Lucas Chess icon
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    The aim is to play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor.

    38 Lucas Chess alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  11. 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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