How to play
The aim is to checkmate the other king. Select one of your pieces: dots mark its legal moves, and rings mark available captures.
To castle, move your king two squares towards the rook. The rook moves automatically when castling is legal.
DATAMAC · CHESS
Online chess
Take your time and think ahead. Play against the computer or share the board with a friend, in a simple, classic setting.
✓ Free✓ No account needed✓ Local saving
Preparing the board…
Select a piece, then a highlighted square. Keyboard: arrow keys to explore the board, Enter to select, and Escape to cancel.
White captures
Black captures
The rules, made simple
- Castling, en passant and a choice of piece when promoting a pawn.
- Check, checkmate, stalemate and the main drawn positions.
- Undo moves, flip the board and export your game as PGN.