Knight Rise: Play, Analyze

Olib AI

In-app purchases

About this game

Knight Rise turns any chess position into instant study material. Play the engine, get your finished games reviewed move by move, learn chess from scratch, scan a board from any screen, and play friends — through any messenger, live on Lichess, or over local Wi-Fi.

The chess engine runs entirely on your phone. No ads, no analytics, no account required.

GAME REVIEW (NEW)
- Import any finished game: paste a PGN, pick one from your history, or drop in a lichess link.
- Every move graded — best to blunder — with accuracy scores, key moments, and coaching text that explains the better plan.
- Step through with the evaluation bar, jump straight to your mistakes, and see the best move drawn on the board.
- Recent reviews are saved and reopen instantly.

PLAY THE ENGINE
- Four difficulty levels, from gentle to full expert strength.
- Real chess clocks with Fischer increment: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, Classical, Custom, or Unlimited.
- Optional rules: move cap, takebacks, draw offers, and move hints.
- Cinematic capture animations. Start from any position with Play FEN.

PLAY A FRIEND, FREE
- Play by Link: make a move and send it through WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS — any messenger. Cryptographically signed so positions cannot be tampered with; optional passphrase privacy.
- Play on Lichess: link your account and play live games with friends through the official Board API. Engine assistance locks automatically during live games — fair play built in.
- Local 1v1 over Wi-Fi or a private hotspot, with chat, emotes, and live captures.

LEARN (FREE)
- A guided path for absolute beginners: the board, the pieces, the rules, then puzzles.
- 21 interactive lessons, from "How to Play" to core tactics.
- 42 practice puzzles grouped by difficulty — beginner mates up to history's greatest combinations — each with engine analysis in plain language.
- Six collectible piece cards with interactive move boards.

DAILY PUZZLE + DAILY GOALS
- One curated endgame every day; streaks unlock permanent badges.
- Three random goals daily with progress bars. No subscription required.

ACHIEVEMENTS
- 100 badges across seven categories, synced with Google Play Games.
- Five PRO Reward Sets and twelve ways to earn free months of PRO just by playing and learning.

SCAN ANY BOARD
- Point your camera at a digital board and Knight Rise recognizes every piece with on-device computer vision.
- Share any screenshot for the engine's view, or use the floating Scan Overlay bubble over any app (Pro).

STUDY TOOLS
- Interactive board: drag pieces freely, paste a FEN, explore lines at your own pace.
- FEN Wallet: save any position to play or analyze later.
- Game history: replay every game, share or download the PGN, or send it straight to Game Review.
- Four board themes, evaluation bar, full dark mode.

DESIGNED FOR LEARNING
Knight Rise is built for review, training, and curiosity. Using an engine during a live rated game is cheating on every platform — Knight Rise asks you to confirm this on first launch and disables all analysis during live Lichess games. Every engine recommendation comes with a written explanation.

MULTI-LANGUAGE
Full English, Spanish, and French — lessons, coach text, and review verdicts included. Switch instantly from Settings.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
The engine, vision pipeline, puzzles, achievements, and game history all live on your device. Nothing is uploaded; there are no ads and no analytics. Connecting a Lichess account is optional — games you play there live on your own Lichess account under Lichess's terms, and you can unlink anytime.

What’s new

🧩 New "Play Puzzle" mode! Pick Easy, Medium, or Hard and play a fresh engine-generated puzzle out to the win. Solved puzzles are saved to your game history.

• Fixed a board bug where a piece could freeze mid-drag and the move hints got stuck.
• The "Your turn" banner now shows which side you're playing.
• Minor visual polish.