ChessCraft

Never play the same game of chess again with ChessCraft, the ultimate chess sandbox that lets you play against a smart AI computer opponent. Customize your chess boards, rules, and pieces to your heart's content. Share your unique creations online and challenge your friends or the computer. With 75 built-in chess boards in adventure mode, ChessCraft also boasts the world's largest chess variant database.

Explore the endless possibilities at ChessCraft. Unlike other chess AI mobile games, ChessCraft stands out by allowing you to create wacky boards and pieces, then immediately test your designs against a capable computer opponent.

Unleash your creativity by crafting new pieces with any combination of the 8 bishop or rook slides and a 7x7 grid of knight-like hops. Enhance or restrict the abilities of nearby pieces, design new boards with enabled or disabled tiles up to 16x16, and set promotion rules for any piece, anywhere. Add special tile rules like witch windows (teleporters) and sanctuaries to make your games even more exciting. The AI opponent leverages advanced computer science and graph theory to understand and compete against your custom setups.

When you share a board, your friends can also take on the AI. Each shared board gets its own unique web page, such as this example.

ChessCraft is available full and free, with no ads except for occasional popups inviting you to become a ChessCraft Patron. As a patron, you'll enjoy uninterrupted gameplay. If you're a teacher, student, or facing financial constraints, simply email us, and we'll provide you with a special code to access ChessCraft Patron.

Visit our website and feel free to send us an email with any feedback or questions. If you enjoy the game, we'd appreciate your rating!

What's New in the Latest Version 1.16.23

Last updated on Oct 8, 2024

• Automatically apply transparency to your custom images for a seamless look.
• Double-click designs to quickly play or edit them.
• Added extensive internal debugging to help diagnose and resolve custom image issues.