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Best chess games for playing with friends

List of the best apps

1.Chess Live

Free download

Chess Live a chess game designed for all Android users that supports one player mode, multiplayer and online gameplay. This app enables you to play against your friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent and clash it.

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  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Strategy

  • Publisher:Italy Games

  • Size:3.36 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • Ruth Ellis

    by Ruth Ellis

    I love to play chess as do my friends. This app is great to keep a game going between and allowing us to play online. You can play against your friend More

  • Ajay Jaiteley

    by Ajay Jaiteley

    the online play feature is perfect for friends who wants to play chess even though they're apart

  • Larry Smith

    by Larry Smith

    This is a perfect example of a multiplayer chess game. I have used this for some time now and playing against others really allows you to boost your s More

2.Chess by Mastersoft

with in-app purchases
Chess by Mastersoft Chess is a free app for iOS whose engine got a 4th place in the Microcomputer Chess Championship. Play with a kind-of chess coach and try to defeat the CPU, either you're a beginner or an advanced player.
  • Michael Robinson

    by Michael Robinson

    I love playing chess and am always looking for ways to play chess with other people. I came across Chess by Mastersoft and it's a great way to get bet More

  • Ishan Malhotra

    by Ishan Malhotra

    I am soooo addicted to this game, I feel like I must defeat the competitor at all cost even my sleep hahahaha

  • Rose Dixon

    by Rose Dixon

    If you want a multiplayer game that is free, then this is what I will recommend. The stages of the game is also not a joke since I find it hard for it More

  • Pari Lobo

    by Pari Lobo

    Chess by Mastersoft is a great iOS app where you can choose from over 100 graded levels. You can customize your board with different skin combinations More

3.iChess 3D

Paid: $0.99 with in-app purchases
iChess 3D is a premium chess game, exclusive for iOS devices, that has been developed with the idea of creating a strong CPU in mind. The graphics are 3D and nice shaped. 
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  • Age rating:4+

  • Category:Games,Card,Board,Education

  • Publisher:Setapp Sp. z o. o.

  • Size:68.86 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • Gary Ortiz

    by Gary Ortiz

    iChess 3D is a great chess game. The chess board and pieces look extremely realistic on my retina display and I love the online play. This game is sle More

  • Marilyn Parker

    by Marilyn Parker

    I love this app! Almost feels like I am actually playing chess with someone. Very realistic graphics and a decent opponent as well.

4.tChess Pro

Paid: $7.99

tChess Pro is a premium chess game for iOS devices, prepared for all kind of gamers, from beginners to advanced players. The game has some extra built-in features for pro players as a PGN database or a Pro Analysis Mode.

  • Judith Guzman

    by Judith Guzman

    I do like that tChess is a simple way to play chess and has extra features. However I don't really care for the graphics. It is nice that it has diffe More

  • Beverly Medina

    by Beverly Medina

    Really nice that you can select the level (pro and beginner) of difficulty :)

  • Heather Carter

    by Heather Carter

    This game is awesome! Played this with my friends and we all enjoyed it even though it is not free.

  • Ananya Mehta

    by Ananya Mehta

    This app is fantastic. It's really pretty to play, and it taught me enough about chess to feel brave enough to play against my chessmaster husband!

  • Timothy Oliver

    by Timothy Oliver

    This is a great game and the price is worth it!

5.Chess Time

with in-app purchases

Chess Time is a free cross-platform multiplayer game for Android and iOS devices in which you can compete with friend and unknown people from all over the planet. It has a built-in chat to message your opponent.

  • Website:http://chesstimeapp.com/

  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Board

  • Publisher:Haptic Apps LLC

  • Size:3.98 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • Echo Du

    by Echo Du

    This is great for playing with friends or strangers from around the world. I like especially that I can go over previous games. I can see what went ri More

  • Karen Soto

    by Karen Soto

    Cool bonding moment for friends or family cause you can compete with one another 👍

  • Larry Keller

    by Larry Keller

    Chess Time is both available in Android and iOS which is coool! Now, my friends can play anytime and wherever we want.

  • Surinder Pal null

    by Surinder Pal null

    Hi friends try chess online play the classical game against a smart algorithm or a friend play now for free:

  • Rebecca Dixon

    by Rebecca Dixon

    Great chess game for learners and experienced. You can always find someone to play with, and can export your games for later study. Is there a way to  More

6.The King of Chess

Free download

The King of Chess is a game app that helps you improve your thinking ability by using strategy and tactic in a chess game. This will also help you get better in the game as you face difficult levels and great opponents.

  • Timothy Crawford

    by Timothy Crawford

    I love chess. I do not always have someone to play with all the time so I tried The King of Chess. There are lots of skilled people to play with. I li More

  • Liu Ma

    by Liu Ma

    Me and my friends prefer these games compared to shooter games that most boys our age likes. Its like having fun while improving some skills like stra More

  • Adam Elliott

    by Adam Elliott

    As a long time fan of Chess, I love the King of Chess. It helped me develop my skills and get me better at strategy overall. Leader boards and achieve More

7.iChess

with in-app purchases

iChess is a free chess game app for Android and iOS devices. It features more than 1000 real life chess scenarios to help you improve your skills in this game played around the world. It is also designed with three difficulty levels.

  • Website:http://mychessapps.com

  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Puzzle

  • Publisher:MyChessApps.com

  • Size:3.98 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • Jasmine He

    by Jasmine He

    This is a great app for solo practicing, but I can't see how to play with a friend. Maybe I am missing something? Good game with a bit of UI trouble,  More

  • Ashley Holmes

    by Ashley Holmes

    best chess game app 😍 will help a lot in improving your chess moves

  • Benjamin West

    by Benjamin West

    Great game. Too bad it more like of a self-training for chess since it doesn't have a multiplayer mode.

  • Juan Delgado

    by Juan Delgado

    This app is a good chess app and looks like it has good graphics.

8.Tall Chess

with in-app purchases
Tall Chess is a free chess game for iOS developed by Game Center. You can play with a chess fellow or with the CPU with different levels of difficulty. It features exporting in algebraic notation.
  • Website:http://friendsoftheweb.com/

  • Age rating:4+

  • Category:Games,Board,Entertainment,Strategy

  • Publisher:Friends of The Web, LLC

  • Size:20.65 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • César Amador

    by César Amador

    This a great chess app if you enjoy playing with your friends. The pieces are easy to see and and move. There is aso an export function which is helpf More

  • Grace Bishop

    by Grace Bishop

    Who says playing chess is boring? playing chess with friends makes it more fun and intense

  • Paul Barnes

    by Paul Barnes

    Tall Chess is a chess app available on Apple for playing with friends. It's pretty basic, in that it allows you to play chess with a friend or against More

  • Nancy Long

    by Nancy Long

    Looks good. Could be easier to use. You can export your games, but I am not that user... Easy to go back over the game to see where I went wrong...goo More

9.Knights Domain

with in-app purchases

Knights Domain is a free chess game that users can download and play to their mobile phones. It offers in-app purchases and can be downloaded and installed in Android and iOS devices.

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  • Wesley Sampson null

    by Wesley Sampson null

    A cool variant which focuses the use of knights and as a knights simulator is simple, quick to play with a friend on one device. I can have more of a conversation, allows me to get more personal while enjoying strategic simplicity.

10.Chess With Friends

with in-app purchases

Chess With Friends is an app for Android which lets users challenge their friends to a chess game. This app allows players to play several chess games at the same time and keep track of their progress and moves.

  • Pranav Pawar

    by Pranav Pawar

    Great game to kill time! They also have a tracking feature where you can check your previous moves etc which helps a lot

11.Chess

Free download

Chess is an opensource game available for Android with support for Chromecast enabled devices. It features a practice mode, online game play, and includes a Bobby Fischer-inspired Chess960 variation.

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    DID YOU KNOW?

    Did you know that the longest official chess game lasted 269 moves and ended in a draw? Despite being already established as a game that goes back decades into the past, with the earliest record of it being played almost 1500 years ago, the exact roots of chess is widely disputed, as both its place and person of origin remain unclear. In 1913, a book titled A History of Chess, by Harold James Ruthven Murray stated that chess originally came from Northern India, then spread to Persia. The entire Asian continent soon followed suit and following the Moorish conquest of Spain. The game then grew in popularity within Southern Europe.

    The ancestors of chess originated in northern India during the Gupta Empire, where its early form in the 6th century was known as Chaturanga. In Sassanid Persia, the name changed to Chatrang, where the rules were developed further. Another interesting thing to note is that during this time, players started calling “Sh?h!” when threatening the opponent’s king and “Sh?h m?t!” whenever the opponent’s king couldn’t escape from attack, which translated to “King!” and “the king is finished!”, respectively. These call-outs were used similarly as “check!” and “checkmate!” in the modern version of chess. For chess enthusiasts or those who want to improve their chess skills, playing chess with friends will be a great training ground. To those who want to play but has no chess board or even playmates to train with, there are lots of chess apps that you can download on your computer or mobile device.

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