Chess

Contains ads
1.72M reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
50M+
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About this game

★ Top Developer (awarded 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015) and many years "Editors Choice" ★

AI Factory's Chess is the quickest and easiest way to learn Chess on Android. For years it has been top ranked among the 600+ Chess apps listed! Its first class tutor makes it great for both developing Chess strategy and improving your Chess skills. Now supports variant ★★★ Chess960! ★★★

Completely free! All options are unlocked.

Featuring:
- ★★ NEW ★★ Chess960! Now supports the very popular variant Chess960 (also known as Fischer Chess / Freestyle chess)
- Improved teaching, also showing where moves are unsafe, including an optional enhanced safety for pins and ties
- Now with a comprehensive indexed help, teaching you how to learn Chess with the app
- A Smiley lets you know who is winning!
-- Displays the Chess opening line you are in, e.g. Queen's Gambit
-- 12 play levels (Novice->Master) This uses intelligent weakening for lower levels. Good for beginners.
-- Casual and Pro modes. Learn on Casual and progress to Pro.
-- Chess Tutor. This powerful option shows a recommended piece to move and lets you think about the full move - , excellent for developing Chess strategy and avoiding simple mistakes.
-- Hint shows a complete recommended move.
-- Analyse move. Perform deeper analysis on your move.
-- “Show CPU Thinking” option for level 3+. Allows you to see what the AI is considering.
-- Achievements and Leaderboards! Uses your Google Play Games account.
-- Provides ELO Rating based on your results against CPU in Pro Mode.
-- Review game mode. Step through your game!
-- Load/Save game files & PGN Export
-- Designed for both Tablet and Phone, supporting Landscape mode for all Tablets and most Phones.
-- 2 player hot-seat and online. Play against your friends!! Online play uses your Google Play Games account.
-- Chess Stats, Timers and Handicaps
-- Choose between a large selection of 2D and 3D boards and piece sets!
-- Uses Treebeard Chess engine (as used in Microsoft's MSN Chess). This has a unique "human-like" style.

This free version is supported by 3rd party ads. Ads may use internet connectivity, and therefore subsequent data charges may apply.

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Learn chess with our in-game tutor-choose your challenge, from starter to master
Updated on
Sep 1, 2026
Available on
Android, Windows
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 3 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

1.57M reviews
Stephee Cee
April 10, 2026
I have had this app for years and although I rarely use it, I really liked it and thought it was excellent. Apparently one of the recent (?) updates added ads. This week, when I tried to play chess, a full screen ad came on with no apparent way to close the ad and use the game. That stinks! REPLY TO AI'S REPLY - When I got the app probably 12 or more years ago it was called "Chess Free" and it had no ads. It was by AI Factory. Same icon. Same look. No ads.
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AI Factory Limited
April 13, 2026
Google forced the ad-based "Chess free" to be renamed "Chess" some years ago as "free" is no longer allowed in titles. The old paid "Chess" was then renamed "Chess Pro". You can get lifetime ad-free use of chess with a single one-off fee to buy "AI Factory Chess Pro" or if you already purchased, please simply install it from the app store.
Motoko Kusanagi
May 4, 2021
Pretty good. Uninstalled because the ads are too intrusive. EDIT: Offering a paid version without ads is entirely fair, but the review is for the free version. In-game banner ads are distracting. Between-game ads are loud (even with the phone muted), seem to go on forever & lock control of the phone until it's finished. Better, IMO, would be to lean toward a 'carrot' rather than 'stick' approach - make free a very solid baseline experience & incentivise the paid version with extra features.
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AI Factory Limited
May 4, 2021
Sorry for your ad experience. App has banner ads in-game, + 1 popup ad between games (so it doesn't disrupt play) skippable after 5 seconds with fast forward icon (top left) or "x". If fast forward disappears, tap ad top left. If neither it nor "x" appear, tap "back" button. Please report bad ads to support@aifactory.co.uk. Paid version has no ads.
Gulvinder S. Sangha
January 19, 2021
Best chess game I have come across. It has everything you need. Many useful options including levels of difficulty. The only downside if there is one is you will get hooked on it and once you start playing you dont want to stop. The above review was written on 26-4-2017 but now in 2021 I find there are too many long ads after each game and there's no option to end them quickly. So, despite still being a good game, its has now become very annoying with the ads. So my rating dropped to 3* from 5.
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AI Factory Limited
January 20, 2021
Sorry for your experience but ad between games should still be skippable after 5 seconds with fast forward icon (top left) or "x". If fast forward disappears, tap ad top left. If neither it nor "x" appear, tap "back" button. Please report bad ads to support@aifactory.co.uk. Paid version has no ads.

What’s new

Edge to edge display added