Chess Online & Offline

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516K reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this game

Checkmate is a modern chess mobile app with friendly design, classical music in the background and the excitement of discovering the nuances of this wonderful board game. We created a new version of this royal game, innovative and full of surprises. The app offers the possibility to play online with players from all over the world (for rating points) and offline practice play with a computer (without rating points). This app was born from a fascination with chess - the game that has been moving minds and hearts of millions of players around the world for centuries!

Some say that chess was born in India, others that in Persia. In many languages it is called differently: Chess, Scacchi, शतरंज, Échecs, Xadrez, Szachy, Schach, Ajedrez, Шахматы, Satranç, チェス, 棋, الشطرنج. We have been playing this game for over 1500 years, and today it is played in almost 200 countries around the world - with new secrets still being discovered. People all over the world play millions of wars on a 64-field boards every day - you could say these are the real games of thrones. Chess conquered the world long ago and its popularity is growing constantly. We want to play our part in it!


Key Features
• Playing chess online with players from all over the world
• Playing chess offline against the computer - you can choose the difficulty level from beginner to expert
• Playing chess with your friends - you can invite your friends to play and accept invitations from others
• Sound effects during the game to enhance the experience
• Advanced haptics - various vibrations effects make the game even more engaging
• Choice of 21 chessboard styles and 16 sets of chess pieces
• Helpful markers showing: legal moves, last move, possible captures, king in check and more
• Ability to use the pending move (also called premove) to avoid wasting time in games - when the opponent's move comes, your move will be made automatically
• Ability to browse game history during the game
• Over 3000 game openings with variations - the app recognizes them and displays information, e.g. Sicilian Defense, Queen's Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense, Italian Game and French Defense
• Most beautiful pieces of classical music while using the app
• Puzzles - solving chess puzzles helps develop your skills. It takes little time and you get points for guessing the best moves! 500,000+ tactics puzzles to solve - mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3, perpetual check, endgames, pin, fork, skewer, sacrifice, etc. - if you solve them quickly you will get a speed bonus!
• Rankings - our global ranking and country rankings of all registered players! The order in the player rankings is determined by ELO rating, number of online games won, and points earned while solving puzzles. At any time you can check your exact position in the ranking in your country and worldwide!


More Details
• Time-limited online games in the following modes: Classic (10, 20 and 30 minutes), Blitz (3, 5 and 3 minutes + 2s/move), Bullet (1 minute, 1 minute + 1s/move and 2 minutes + 1s/move)
• In the online game you will meet players of all levels, from beginner to grandmaster
• Strong computer for offline play with 16 strength levels (from 600 to 2100 ELO rating)
• Rankings, players and computer strength in game are calculated using the Arpad Elo formula - well known as the ELO chess rating
• Access to game statistics, editing user data including profile picture
• Ultra-fast, efficient and reliable Firebase Firestore database which is part of the Google infrastructure - all to ensure the convenience and comfort of games for thousands of players simultaneously
• Light and dark theme support
• Material Design 3 interface
• Checkmate Chess is free to download and use
• Respecting your privacy and the security of your data


About Us
• Visit SplendApps.com: https://splendapps.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SplendApps/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splendapps/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SplendApps
The Ultimate Chess Experience. For Beginners and Grandmasters!
Updated on
Oct 2, 2026
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  • No data shared with third parties
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    Personal info, Messages and 2 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

489K reviews
Short3y 156
April 11, 2026
good game but very glitchy!! sometimes if you finish a game (win or lose) and then exit the app without fully closing it properly, next time you run it you can "loose" the game from timeout, even though your game was already finished, costing you elo. aswell as that if you send a rematch to another player and they just happen to send one back and you accept theirs first, finish that second game, they can accept your rematch which then automatically looses white by timeout, without being played
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Elizabeth Judges
October 9, 2025
Of all the chess apps I've investigated, this one is by far the best. Why? Well, for a start the ads are minimal. They appear at the end of a game. Other apps have them all the time. You can play against the computer and select your board/pieces. I like the way that you can set up your games to include hints and when you've got your opponent's King in check - the board tells you. As a complete beginner, using the hints is a really good way of learning and developing my play. Thank you!
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Lee Grant
July 24, 2025
Absolutely love this app. Tried a few but this is so easy to use. Has helped me improve my game no end. The puzzles and playing the computer is a brilliant way to keep the mind sharp. I've 'met' some great players from all over the world too. Although I've given 5 stars, I do have a few gripes. Firstly, it would be great to review games after leaving a game. Lastly, any way to review the chat to stop cursing and insults etc?
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What’s new

Usability improvements and minor bug fixes.