Chess with Friends - Online

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.0
120 reviews
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Everyone
10K+
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About this game

Chess with Friends is a free online chess game that fits how you actually play - a quick game of chess against the computer, a long-distance match with a friend, a daily puzzle on your commute, or a face-to-face game on one phone.

Powered by the Stockfish engine and playable completely offline, it's free to download and easy to start.

FIVE WAYS TO PLAY CHESS
- Play Computer - five chess difficulty levels powered by Stockfish, from your very first game to master strength. Works fully offline, no internet needed.
- Online Match - get paired with a real opponent and play chess at your own pace. Elo-rated matchmaking finds someone near your level.
- Private Multiplayer - invite a friend with a code and play chess together, wherever they are.
- Over the Board - pass-and-play chess on a single device, perfect for teaching or a quick 2-player game in person.
- Daily Challenge - a fresh chess puzzle every day to sharpen your tactics.

REAL CHESS, DONE RIGHT
- Full chess rules: castling, en passant, pawn promotion with a piece picker, check, checkmate, stalemate, threefold repetition and the 50-move rule.
- Elo ratings that update after every game so you can watch yourself improve.
- A scrolling move-history strip and inline Check / Checkmate status, so you always know where you stand.
- Smooth piece animations, satisfying move and capture sounds, and haptic feedback.

MAKE THE BOARD YOURS
- Choose from multiple chess board themes with a live preview.
- Swap in different piece sets to match your style.
- Light and dark mode that follows your system automatically.
- Play in your language - available in 11 languages.

MEMBERSHIP (optional)
Go completely ad-free and unlock exclusive board themes, piece sets and member perks for just $1.99/month. The full chess game is free to play without it.

Whether you're a complete beginner learning how the pieces move or a club player hunting for a real challenge, Chess with Friends always has a board waiting.

Download free and make your move.
Updated on
Jun 24, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

3.9
116 reviews
labubu
January 12, 2026
has a local play which i couldn't find in other apps but when promoting a pawn it automatically turns into a queen which can affect the game if there was choice to promote the pawn into a piece other than the queen i would definitely give 5 stars
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DxT LLC
June 17, 2026
Our latest version of the app now lets you choose your piece! We've also added a lot of minor tweaks and fixes to make the game hopefully a lot better to play.
Rose Vest
June 18, 2026
Sharpening my chess skills.
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Dirk
November 18, 2024
Never seen a bot take so long to make a move I realize I didn't select speed chess but 2 almost 3 minutes for a move and the hardest matche selection is just bananas town and the bot is the Mayer
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What’s new

General maintenance and performance improvements.

Thanks for playing!