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About ChessHere
A serious chess platform that respects your time.
Live games that feel instant. Correspondence chess with conditional moves and tournaments. A world-class mobile app and a chess-first community feed. No ads, no dark patterns, no paywalls in front of the chess itself.
25
Languages supported
Instant
Live moves, as fast as you'd hope
Glicko‑2
FIDE-style rating system
iOS + Android
World-class mobile apps
Our goal
To be the best chess platform in the world — and the best place to belong to it.
Not just somewhere to play. A platform where the chess is fast and the community is real. Where you find your opponents, your rivals, your friends, and your improvement — all in one place. We're building it openly, every release, until it's the only chess home you'll ever need.
What's different
Chess that fits the way you play. Fast, fair, and built for the long game.
Correspondence done right
The most neglected segment in online chess. Conditional moves, vacation mode, tournaments. A platform built for players who think for days, not just minutes.
A free tier you can actually use
Core chess is never paywalled. Play, analyze, train, message friends, join tournaments — all of it, on the free tier. We earn your premium upgrade by being worth it, not by holding the basics hostage.
Real-time chess
A board that moves with you.
From bullet to classical, every game just feels right. Smooth, responsive, fair — the kind of play you get lost in for hours.
Every time control
Bullet, blitz, rapid, classical — pick your pace.
Never lose a game
Lose your connection? You'll be right back at the board.
Watch live games
Spectate any open game, cheer on your friends.
Quick rematch
One click, swapped colors, straight back to playing.
Conditional moves
Plan ahead. Set "if they play X, I play Y" and we'll do it for you.
Vacation mode
Travelling? Sick? Pause every game with one tap.
Tournaments
Real events with standings, fair pairings, real winners.
Reminders that fit you
Email, web, or phone — you choose how we reach you.
My-turn dashboard
Every active game at a glance.
Save your games
Download your games to study, share, or keep forever.
Correspondence
The serious player's correspondence platform.
Most platforms treat correspondence as an afterthought. We treat it like the heart of the game. Days-per-move clocks, planned-ahead moves, vacation that pauses every game at once, and tournaments that actually finish.
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Analysis & training
Analyze every game. Solve every day.
A full analysis board with Stockfish built in — review as long as you want, no waiting, no limits. Try every line, see what you missed, learn from every game. Plus a daily puzzle, opening explorer, and quick training drills for the days between games.
Stockfish, built in
A world-class engine, free for everyone.
Try every line
Explore every alternative move you considered.
Daily puzzle
A new one every day. Build your streak, climb your rating.
Opening explorer
See your openings named as you play. Study them later.
Coordinate trainer
Quick drills to sharpen your board vision.
Share any position
Send a position or a full game to anyone, anywhere.
A world-class app for your phone.
Not a stripped-down version — the full ChessHere, designed for your phone. Play, analyze, message your friends, manage your games. Get a buzz on your wrist the moment it's your turn.
- Designed for touch, made to feel right
- Notifications when it's your turn
- One account — phone, tablet, and web
Play in your language.
Twenty-five languages today, including Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Pick yours when you sign up, switch it any time. Chess is universal — the platform should be too.
English
العربية
Deutsch
Español
Français
हिन्दी
日本語
Português
Русский
Türkçe
+15 more
Community
Where chess friendships live.
Follow players, message them privately, share your best games on the Kibitzer feed, see who's online. The social side of chess — without all the noise of social media.
Player profiles
Ratings, game history, country, who's following whom.
Direct messages
Talk chess with friends. No spam, no harassment.
Kibitzer feed
Share games, positions, and thoughts with the community.
Stay in control
Block anyone, anywhere — everywhere on the platform.
In-game chat
Quick chat with your opponent during the game.
Friends online
See who's around. Challenge them in one click.
Our principles
What we promise. What we won't do.
What we promise
- Fast. Instant moves, instant pages, on any device.
- Free core chess. Play, analyze, train, and message — never paywalled.
- Transparent fair play. When we act on cheating, we explain how and why.
- Privacy-respecting. Your data is yours. Export it, delete it, anytime.
What we won't do
- No banner ads. The board is the page. The page isn't the ad.
- No hostile free tier. We don't degrade the experience to push subscriptions.
- No dark-pattern upsells. No "are you sure?" guilt screens, no fake urgency.
- No selling your data. Not to advertisers, not to "partners," not at all.
Ready for your next game?
Jump into a live game, send a daily-chess invite, or solve a puzzle. Free account, ten seconds to set up.