ChessCraft

Ready to revolutionize your chess experience? Dive into ChessCraft, the ultimate chess sandbox that lets you play against a sophisticated AI or challenge your friends online. Never settle for the same old game again! With ChessCraft, you have the power to customize your chess boards, rules, and pieces to your heart's content. Share your unique creations with the world or explore one of the 75 pre-built chess boards in adventure mode. As the world's largest chess variant database, ChessCraft offers endless possibilities for both casual players and chess enthusiasts.

Visit ChessCraft to start your journey. While many chess AI mobile games exist, only ChessCraft provides the freedom to create wacky boards and pieces, and instantly play against a capable computer opponent. Design new pieces by combining the 8 bishop or rook slides with a 7x7 grid of knight-like hops. You can even enhance or restrict the abilities of nearby pieces. Customize boards with any configuration up to 16x16, and set promotion rules and tile-specific features like witch windows (teleporters) and sanctuaries. Our advanced AI leverages concepts from computer science and graph theory to understand and compete against your innovative designs.

When you're ready to show off your creations, share them online. Each shared board gets its own unique web page, like this example: ChessCraft Design. Your friends can then play against the AI on your custom board too.

ChessCraft is completely free and ad-free, with the exception of occasional popups inviting you to become a ChessCraft Patron. As a patron, you'll enjoy uninterrupted gameplay. If you're a teacher, student, or if the cost is a barrier, just send an email, and I'll provide you with a special code to access ChessCraft Patron for free.

Feel free to visit our website and send feedback or questions via email. If you enjoy the game, please take a moment to rate it!

What's New in Version 1.16.23

Last updated on Oct 8, 2024

• Automatically apply transparency to your custom images.
• Double click designs to play or edit them.
• Added lots of internal debugging to help diagnose custom image problems.