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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. 2
   Chess With Friends▲105

   Play chess with friends right from Figma

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chess Multiplayer Online▲5

   Play real-time chess with friends and players worldwide.

   Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   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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   Chess & Chat▲163

   A new chess puzzle to solve every day

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Facebook Arcade▲86

   A new way to play games with Facebook

   2016 · 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 :)

   Oct 2025 · abstractboardgames.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 →

12. 12
    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 →

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    Set with Friends – A Real-Time multiplayer online card game▲95

    2020 · setwithfriends.com · its alternatives →

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    3Chess▲106

    Play three player chess online free for web and mobile

    2023 · 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 · its alternatives →

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    Room.AI▲7

    Play chess, video chat & hang out on one page with no signup

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Chessmate▲79

    Chess for macOS

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Drink With Friends▲83

    A digital platform that takes drinking board games, online

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    SuperChess - Play Chess Online▲3

    Play real-time multiplayer chess with friends or AI

    May 2026 · superchess.iamraj.dev · its alternatives →

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    Halfchess▲69

    Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Sudoku Together▲4

    Play and solve Sudoku puzzles with your friends in real-time

    Feb 2026 · sudoku2gether.com · its alternatives →

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