Never Play Standard Chess Again
ChessCraft is a versatile chess sandbox featuring an intelligent computer opponent. Customize boards, rules, and pieces to your liking, then share your creations online. Challenge friends remotely, compete against the AI, or explore one of 75 built-in boards in adventure mode. Additionally, ChessCraft serves as the world's largest database for chess variants.
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Unmatched Customization and Playability
While many mobile chess AI games exist, only ChessCraft lets you design whimsical boards and pieces and immediately test them against a competent computer opponent.
- Create new pieces using any combination of the 8 bishop or rook slides, plus a 7x7 grid for knight-like hops. Pieces can also enhance or restrict nearby units.
- Design custom boards with enabled or disabled tiles up to 16x16.
- Set promotion rules for any piece in any location.
- Add tile-specific effects like witch windows (teleporters), sanctuaries, and more.
The built-in AI uses concepts from computer science and graph theory to understand your unique creations and challenge you effectively.
Easy Sharing
When you share a board design, friends can play the AI as well. Sharing generates a dedicated web page for your creation:
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ChessCraft is fully free with no ads, except for occasional popups inviting you to become a ChessCraft Patron. Patrons enjoy an uninterrupted experience. Teachers, students, or those who cannot afford the patron upgrade can email us for a special code.
We welcome your feedback and questions via email. If you enjoy the game, please take a moment to rate it!
What's New in Version 1.16.23
Last updated on Oct 8, 2024
- Automatically applies transparency to custom images.
- Double-click designs to play or edit them instantly.
- Added extensive internal debugging tools to help diagnose issues with custom images.
