Strategem Chess is the chess app of Strategem Club, a friendly chess and strategy games club in Katy, Richmond and Sugar Land, Texas. Play real people from your club and your neighborhood, join weekly tournaments, and get better with every game.

PLAY LIVE CHESS WITH YOUR CLUB
• Quick pairing in one tap: bullet, blitz, rapid and classical, from 1+0 to 30+0
• Create your own game: any minutes and increment, your color, rated or casual
• Correspondence chess: take days per move and play from any device
• Drag and drop or tap to move, with legal-move hints and a choice of boards and piece sets
• Resume a game in progress instantly if you step away

SEE WHO'S FREE TO PLAY
• "Available to play" shows every member online right now who isn't in a game
• See their ratings at a glance, and spot neighbors from your own town
• Challenge anyone at the time control you choose
• Challenges pop up wherever you are in the app: accept with one tap

WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS AND SEASONS
• Thursday Night Blitz: a free weekly online arena every Thursday evening
• Every week earns season points; the top players qualify for the knockout Strategem Cup Final
• Arenas, Swiss and knockout formats with live standings and pairings
• Register on strategem.us or right in the app

RATINGS THAT MEAN SOMETHING
• Separate ratings for bullet, blitz, rapid, classical and correspondence
• A US Chess-style rating system, so your club rating tracks the way you play over the board
• Your full game history, ready to replay

LEARN FROM THE GREATS
• Famous games from 1750 to today, each with its story and the key moment
• Guess the move: play through a classic as the winner and see how many moves you find
• A new Game of the Week every Monday

MASTER YOUR OPENINGS
• Dozens of club openings with the main line, the key ideas and plans for both sides
• Practice any opening from White or Black until it sticks
• Search about 3,600 named lines, from the Najdorf to the London

TRAIN AGAINST THE COMPUTER
• Eight levels, from complete beginner to maximum strength
• Warm up before a tournament or try new openings without pressure

ANALYZE LIKE A PRO (PAID MEMBERS)
• Engine evaluation bar and top lines on finished games, famous games and opening study
• Grandmaster game database for every opening position

FAIR PLAY, BUILT IN
• Engine and study tools switch off while you are playing or in a tournament
• Every rated game is checked, so the results you see are real

ONE ACCOUNT, EVERYWHERE
Sign in with your strategem.us account and pick up where you left off on the website, on play.strategem.us or in the app. A free membership is all you need to play. Paid memberships add tournament entry discounts, engine analysis and more.

Beginners are genuinely welcome. Whether you are learning how the knight moves or chasing your next rating milestone, there's always a game waiting at Strategem.

Questions or ideas? Email hello@strategem.us. We read every message.