ChessCraft

ChessCraft: Unleash Your Creativity in the World's Largest Chess Variant Database!

Challenge AI and friends online in countless unique chess games. ChessCraft is a revolutionary chess sandbox offering unparalleled customization. Design your own boards, rules, and pieces, then share your creations online for others to enjoy. Choose from 75 pre-built boards in adventure mode or test your skills against the AI.

https://www.chesscraft.ca

While many chess AI mobile games exist, ChessCraft stands apart with its ability to let you craft truly bizarre boards and pieces and instantly play against a capable AI opponent.

Design custom pieces using any combination of 8 bishop/rook-style slides and a 7x7 grid of knight-like jumps. Pieces can even influence nearby units. Create boards up to 16x16, enabling or disabling tiles as you see fit. Set promotion rules for any piece, on any square. Add tile rules like teleporters, sanctuaries, and more. The sophisticated AI, leveraging computer science and graph theory, analyzes your creations and provides a challenging opponent.

Share your designs with friends; each shared board generates a unique webpage, like this:

https://www.chesscraft.ca/design?id=shape-variant1

ChessCraft is completely free and ad-free, with occasional prompts to consider becoming a ChessCraft Patron. Patronage removes these prompts. Teachers, students, or those unable to afford Patron status should email the developer for a special code.

Feedback and questions are welcome! Please visit the website and email the developer. If you enjoy the game, please leave a rating!

What's New in Version 1.16.23

Last updated: October 8, 2024

• Automatic transparency for custom images.
• Double-click to play or edit designs.
• Enhanced internal debugging for improved custom image support.