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Just Chess

No puzzles. No ratings. No board themes. Just you, Stockfish, and sixty-four squares. Sometimes that's all you need.

strategy · medium · solo · 10m+

About This Game

I built Chess Master Pro and I'm proud of it. But sometimes I'd open it and think: I don't want to pick a board theme. I don't want to look at my rating. I don't want puzzles. I just want to move pieces. So I built this.

It's the same Stockfish engine. Same strength. But everything else is stripped down. One board. One set of pieces. Six difficulty levels. Adaptive mode watches how you play and adjusts. Beginner makes random mistakes on purpose. Expert thinks for three full seconds and doesn't forgive anything. I play on Intermediate. I'm not proud of that but I'm honest about it.

There's undo if you make a terrible move. There's a hint button if you're stuck. There are sound effects because I can't help myself. But that's it. No stats page. No opening trends. No centipawn analysis. Just chess. I guess you could say I went back to the board basics.

My daughter asked why I built two chess games. I told her sometimes you want a fancy restaurant and sometimes you want a sandwich. She said she wanted chicken nuggets. She's not wrong.

How to Play

Controls Click to select and move pieces

Click a piece to see where it can go. Click a highlighted square to move. If your pawn reaches the other side, pick what it becomes. Undo takes back your last move and the computer's. Hint shows what Stockfish would do. The computer thinks on its own. Wait for it. On Beginner it's quick. On Expert it takes a few seconds. That's it. That's the whole game.

Game Details

Genrestrategy
Difficultymedium
Playerssolo
Session Length10m+
Inputmouse
chessstrategyboardclassicAI
Carl

I already have Chess Master Pro on this site. It has everything. Fifty-five board themes. Puzzles. Stats. This one has none of that. Sometimes I just want to play chess.

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