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24 alternatives to Chess with Friends

Invite your friends to play chess with you in real time!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Chess with Friends launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Checkers with Friends▲65
Invite your friends to play checkers with you in real time!
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Chess With Friends▲105
Play chess with friends right from Figma
2020 · figma.com · its alternatives →
3
Chess Multiplayer Online▲5
Play real-time chess with friends and players worldwide.
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Play scrabble, chess, checkers, etc with your friends by copying a url▲69
BreakBase.com. Play your favorite games, with anyone you
2012 · breakbase.com · its alternatives →
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BoardWalrus▲60
Play Chess in Slack with your fellow workspace members
2023 · its alternatives →
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Chess and Video Chat, no login required▲124
2020 · rootshirechess.glitch.me · its alternatives →
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My 6 Weeks Project, MultiplayerChess.com▲79
Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 250 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer!
2011 · multiplayerchess.com · its alternatives →
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Chess & Chat▲163
A new chess puzzle to solve every day
2022 · its alternatives →
9
Facebook Arcade▲86
A new way to play games with Facebook
2016 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
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Matchess▲48
Find local chess players & events for casual real-life games
2025 · its alternatives →
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Play abstract strategy board games online with friends or against botsfree▲180
Thought I would post in celebration of 1 year of my website being online. I've been working on it on and off and currently the website allows users to play Hex, Tumbleweed, Amazons, and Connect 6 against friends or against practice bots. I've been a long time player of some of these games and I felt for a long time that the world could use a few more popular abstract strategy games compared to Chess or Go. If you try it, let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new games or new features to add :)
2025 · abstractboardgames.com · its alternatives →
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Set with Friends – A Real-Time multiplayer online card game▲95
An online card game testing reaction speed and pattern matching abilities. Play by yourself, or compete with your friends in real time!
2020 · setwithfriends.com · its alternatives →
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bash.gg▲137
Play any game in your browser
2023 · its alternatives →
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Mahjong Solitaire▲60
Simple, yet addicting mahjong solitaire
2016 · its alternatives →
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Quirky Chess▲7
Master chess with Stockfish AI or challenge friends online
2025 · speedmat.ing · its alternatives →
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Free Online Chess▲22
Play chess online for free against computer or friend!
Jan 2026 · free-online-chess.com · its alternatives →
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Jam Chess▲2
Play chess with friends anywhere + no internet required
May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Playsets▲57
Play your table-top games online with distant friends.
2015 · playsetsapp.com · its alternatives →
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3Chess▲106
Play three player chess online free for web and mobile
2023 · 3-chess.com · its alternatives →
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iGotNext▲84
Find a new friend to play the games you love — in real time!
2019 · its alternatives →
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Chess for Slack▲5
Play chess with your mates without leaving Slack.
2019 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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Room.AI▲7
Play chess, video chat & hang out on one page with no signup
2020 · room.ai · its alternatives →
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Board Defenders▲75
Puzzel games based on the chess rules
2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Chessmate▲79
Chess for macOS
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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