Gambit: Chess Club

Codeign Software

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this game

Gambit is a beautiful, calm chess app for players who love the game itself.

The Timeless Chess Club. Play, learn, and analyse — all in one place. No banner shouting, no leaderboard treadmill. Just chess, the way it was meant to be played.

♞ PLAY STOCKFISH AI
Challenge Stockfish 18, the strongest open chess engine in the world. Eight skill levels from 1000 ELO (beginner) to 3000 ELO (legend). Stockfish runs fully offline on your device — no internet, no waiting, no cloud lag.

♞ ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
Real-time chess matches with players worldwide. ELO-based matchmaking pairs you with someone at your level. Choose your time control: 3+0, 5+0, 10+0, or 15+10. Climb the rating, top the monthly leaderboard.

♞ PASS AND PLAY
Two players, one device. Hand it across the table. The classic over-the-board feel, with a digital clock and clean move history.

♞ THEMED PUZZLES
Sharpen tactics with rated puzzles by theme — pins, forks, skewers, discovered attacks, mate-in-2, mate-in-3, endgames. Track your puzzle rating, watch yourself improve.

♞ GAME ANALYSIS
Replay any match move by move with a Stockfish evaluation graph. Every move classified: Brilliant, Great, Best, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Blunder. See exactly when the game turned, and why.

♞ REPLAY EVERY MATCH
Every game you play is saved as PGN. Scrub through it with the move slider. Watch eval shift, study your endgame, share with a friend.

♞ FRIENDS BY QR CODE
Add a friend by scanning their QR. No usernames to type, no email lookup. Challenge them, get notified when they're online.

♞ MONTHLY AWARDS
Top of the monthly leaderboard wins Premium days, exclusive themes, and a place in the Hall of Champions.

♞ THE CLUB AESTHETIC
Fraunces serif. Brass accents. Ink-and-cream palette. Designed for players who care about how chess looks and feels.

♞ PREMIUM
Gambit is free to play. Upgrade to Premium for:
• Ad-free experience — no banners, no interstitials
• Gold avatar frame
• Full unlimited match history
• Every board theme and piece set unlocked
• Unlimited puzzle attempts

Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription billed via Google Play.

♞ EVERYTHING IN ONE APP
★ Stockfish 18 AI — 8 levels, ~1000–3000 ELO, fully offline
★ Online multiplayer with ELO matchmaking
★ Time controls: 3+0, 5+0, 10+0, 15+10
★ Pass-and-play on one device
★ Themed chess puzzles with rated progression
★ Move-by-move game analysis with evaluation graph
★ Replay any past match (PGN-based scrubber)
★ Friends via QR code with push notifications
★ Monthly leaderboard and awards
★ 10 languages — fully localized
★ Apple Sign-In, Google Sign-In, or email
★ Phone and tablet

♞ WHY GAMBIT?
Other chess apps make you choose: a loud, gamified mega-app, or a plain, utilitarian one. Gambit gives you the breadth of a full chess platform with the calm of a single-purpose app. Powered by Stockfish, designed like a club worth visiting.

Whether you want to play chess offline against the computer, challenge friends online, solve chess puzzles, or analyse your games move by move — Gambit is the chess app you'll actually want to open.

Download Gambit now. Your first move is waiting.

What’s new

Welcome to Gambit — the Timeless Chess Club.

Our first release:
• Stockfish 18 AI from 1000 to 3000 ELO
• Online multiplayer with ELO matchmaking
• Pass-and-play, themed puzzles, deep analysis
• Replay every past match
• Friends by QR code
• Monthly leaderboard and awards
• 10 languages, fully localized
• An aesthetic worth coming back to

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