ChessCraft

Take your chess experience to the next level with ChessCraft, the ultimate chess sandbox that lets you play, create, and share unique chess variants against an intelligent AI or with friends online. Whether you're a casual player or a seasoned strategist, ChessCraft ensures you'll never run out of fresh challenges.

Endless Customization, Infinite Fun

ChessCraft isn’t just another chess app—it’s a creative playground. Design your own chess pieces with any combination of movement patterns including bishop or rook slides, knight-like hops, and more. You can even create special rules that enhance or restrict nearby pieces. Build custom boards up to 16x16 in size, disable certain tiles, add teleporters (witch windows), sanctuaries, and other unique tile properties. Set custom promotion rules and bring your wildest chess ideas to life!

Smart AI That Understands Your Rules

Unlike traditional chess apps, ChessCraft's AI doesn't just follow standard rules—it adapts to your creations using advanced computer science and graph theory concepts. Once you design a new variant, the AI instantly learns how to play it, giving you a challenging opponent no matter how unconventional your board or pieces may be.

Share and Play Online

Once you've created a masterpiece, share it with friends or the entire ChessCraft community. Sharing generates a unique web page for your design—like [this one](https://www.chesscraft.ca/design?id=shape-variant1)—so anyone can play your variant, either against the AI or each other. It's the perfect way to challenge friends or show off your creativity.

Adventure Mode & 75+ Built-in Boards

Prefer playing classic variants? Dive into Adventure Mode and choose from over 75 built-in chess boards, each offering a different twist on the game. From historical variants to experimental rule sets, there's always something new to explore.

Play ChessCraft Anywhere

Whether you're on your mobile device or desktop, ChessCraft delivers a seamless experience across platforms. Challenge yourself or others anytime, anywhere.

Support ChessCraft

ChessCraft is completely free to use and contains no ads. However, occasional popups may appear encouraging you to become a ChessCraft Patron. For a small fee, Patrons enjoy uninterrupted gameplay. If you’re a teacher, student, or unable to afford a Patron subscription, reach out via email to receive a complimentary access code.

What's New in Version 1.16.23

Updated on October 8, 2024, this version includes several quality-of-life improvements:

• Automatic transparency application for custom images
• Double-click functionality to quickly play or edit designs
• Enhanced internal debugging tools to help resolve image-related issues faster

Join the ChessCraft Community

Ready to start crafting your own chess universe? Visit [https://www.chesscraft.ca](https://www.chesscraft.ca) to begin designing your first variant. Have feedback or questions? Feel free to send the developer an email. And if you love what ChessCraft offers, please consider leaving a review to help support its growth.