Challenge the AI or your friends online with your own custom chess variants.
Experience a new game of chess every time! ChessCraft is a chess sandbox featuring an AI opponent. Design custom boards, rules, and pieces. Share your creations online. Play against friends or the computer, or explore over 75 built-in boards in adventure mode. ChessCraft is also the world's premier database for chess variants.
https://www.chesscraft.ca
While many chess AI mobile apps exist, only ChessCraft lets you build wildly creative boards and pieces and instantly face a skilled computer opponent.
Design new pieces by combining any of the 8 bishop or rook slide movements, plus a 7x7 grid of knight-style jumps. Pieces can also boost or hinder nearby allies. Build custom boards up to 16x16 with optional tiles. Set promotion rules for any piece on any square. Implement tile rules like witch windows (teleporters), sanctuaries, and more. The AI opponent uses computer science and graph theory principles to learn your creations and challenge you.
When you share a board, your friends can also play against the AI. Sharing generates a unique web page just for you, like this example:
https://www.chesscraft.ca/design?id=shape-variant1
ChessCraft is fully featured and free with no advertisements, except for occasional pop-ups inviting you to become a ChessCraft Patron. Patrons enjoy an uninterrupted experience. Teachers, students, or those unable to afford a Patron subscription can email me directly for a special access code.
Visit the website and email me with any feedback or questions. If you enjoy the game, please leave a rating!
What's New in the Latest Version 1.16.23
Last updated on Oct 8, 2024
Automatic transparency application for custom images.
Double-click designs to play or edit them.
Expanded internal debugging tools to help diagnose custom image issues.
