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Web Chess
Play a full game against the computer right in your browser — no download, no account.
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Free chess in your browser
Play, solve, and learn chess — all in one place
Play the computer or a friend, sharpen your tactics with puzzles, and learn step by step in the Academy. No account, no download.
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- Play a friend by link
Play & train
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Chess Puzzles
Short tactical exercises from the 1Chess Quest pack — pick a theme and difficulty and find the winning moves in your browser.
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- Themes and difficulty bands
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Chess Academy
A free course for complete beginners: learn on the board, pass lessons to unlock the next, beat a boss at the end of every chapter.
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- Learn by playing
- Progress saved locally
Android
1Chess Clock
No account. No internet. Set the time and play.
- Works offline
- No account required
- Fischer and Bronstein modes
Learn & reference
Understand the game, one clear topic at a time
Popular guides
Beginner
How to Set Up a Chessboard Correctly
Set up a chessboard step by step, orient the board correctly, place every piece, remember where the queens go, and verify the starting position before play.
BeginnerHow Chess Pieces Move: Rules for Beginners
Learn how every chess piece moves and captures, including pawn exceptions, blocked paths, check, castling, and a simple method for testing legal moves.
BeginnerCastling Rules: When and How You Can Castle
Learn every castling rule, which squares must be empty and safe, how kingside and queenside castling work, and the common cases that make castling illegal.
ToolsChess Time Controls: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Understand chess time controls such as 10+5, increment, delay, bullet, blitz, rapid, and classical—and choose a clock setting that supports your goals.
ToolsFEN in Chess: How to Read and Use a Position
Learn how to read all six FEN fields, decode piece placement, side to move, castling and en-passant data, validate a position, and share it correctly.
ToolsElo Chess Ratings: A Practical Guide
Understand how Elo ratings estimate expected results, how game outcomes change ratings, why K-factors and provisional systems vary, and how to use rating trends wisely.
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