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Checkmate the competition with free online board games like chess.
Checkmate the competition with free online Chess!
Do you have what it takes to be an online chess champion? Checkmate your opponent by strategically positioning your pieces to capture your opponent's king. Use your rooks, bishops and knights to protect your king at all costs. And always remember that in this classic board game, the queen reigns supreme.
Practice Your Moves
Play against the computer to improve your Online Chess skills in this classic Pogo board game.
Chess Ratings
Compete against players at your skill level. There are hundreds of people playing this board game from around the world.
Host a Table
As the host, you set the rules.
Move History
View your move history and perfect your strategy.
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Checkmate Your Opponent
The object of this board game is to checkmate your opponent by positioning your pieces so that your opponent's king is immobilized or captured. When it's your turn, you may move your pieces in two different ways:
Play Against the Computer
The ability of a Computer player varies by the rating of the room you're in. Beginning players should play in Beginner or Social rooms to use the easiest computer opponents.
To play against the computer: click a room, find an empty table, and click 'Play'.
Chess Preferences
The "Preferences" button at the bottom of the game table brings up three options.
Ending the Game
An online board game of Chess always ends either with a win for one player or a draw. You win either when you checkmate your opponent's king or when your opponent resigns.
The object of this board game is to checkmate your opponent by positioning your pieces so that your opponent's king is immobilized or captured. When it's your turn, you may move your pieces in two different ways:
- Move a piece to an unoccupied square
- Move a piece to a square occupied by an opponent's piece, capturing that piece and removing it from the board.
Play Against the Computer
The ability of a Computer player varies by the rating of the room you're in. Beginning players should play in Beginner or Social rooms to use the easiest computer opponents.
To play against the computer: click a room, find an empty table, and click 'Play'.Chess Preferences
The "Preferences" button at the bottom of the game table brings up three options.
- Highlight Last Move Made
- Highlight Potential Moves
- Display Animations
Ending the Game
An online board game of Chess always ends either with a win for one player or a draw. You win either when you checkmate your opponent's king or when your opponent resigns.
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If you have a powerful computer and a fast Internet connection, it may seem that your opponent is getting extra time to make his or her moves. Actually, what's probably happening is that your opponent has a slower computer or slower Net connection, and thus your clock is starting up sooner to compensate or the delay. No, the other player isn't getting an advantage (because he or she won't be able to see your last move any faster), our system is just leveling the playing field. In the end, you'll both have the same amount of time to make your moves.
A pre-set number of seconds are added to your chess clock after you make your move. This is to compensate for a prolonged game - even if you have no time left on your normal chess clock, you'll still have this "bonus" time to make a move. The default number of seconds is 3, but can be adjusted anywhere from 1 to 10 seconds.More Games Like Chess
