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24 alternatives to Chessplode – Surprisingly fun chess

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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. Chessplode – Surprisingly fun chess launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Monsiv▲74

    Fast, simple game but with real deep strategy

    2018 · monsiv.com · its alternatives →

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    A puzzling chess-like game

    2020 · notchess.crevasse.co · its alternatives →

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    Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    blunderchess.net is an open source, peer-to-peer chess app where every five moves, players each get to make one blunder-move for their opponent

    2025 · blunderchess.net · its alternatives →

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    I continue my experiment of transposing classic games onto an irregular grid. I've previously released variants of minesweeper and checkers. And now I'd like to share my variant of Chess. Chess can be a pretty punishing game, but I thought this was nevertheless a way to make it even more challenging by making it trickier to anticipate your opponent, even though both players still have the same information. From the playtests I've done, that challenge is pretty compelling. It also seems to be more fun at 2 people, where both players keep surprising one another.

    2024 · polyreplay.com · its alternatives →

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    A fun and free way to learn chess.

    2014 · chesscademy.com · its alternatives →

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    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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    Chess for macOS

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    A new chess puzzle to solve every day

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    A fun way to play chess

    2023 · chesscatsapp.com · its alternatives →

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

    2017 · halfchess.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello! I created SpicyChess(https://spicychess.com) because I wanted a tactics training app that would have the following features: - Spaced Repetition. - Countdown time to simulate blitz Chess where you have to find the best move quickly. - The ability to save puzzles for later review. I'd love to hear any feedback that you may have !

    2023 · spicychess.com · its alternatives →

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    Unbeatable chess bot

    2023 · chessgpt.ai · 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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    Guess AI Engine Tournament Position, Fun Stury Tool. Play Chess Without Moving Pieces. Crazy Chess is a Variant of Random Fisher and Really Bad Chess. Because of the rearranged pieces, players cannot use typical chess opening moves. study tool to understand chess, and learning how to read the board.

    2017 · ba.net · its alternatives →

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    A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    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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    A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Improve your chess in a fun and sustainable way

    2023 · chess.braimax.com · its alternatives →

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    Meet a new game for chess lovers:magic and classic gameplay!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Puzzel games based on the chess rules

    2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    The traditional and the best game of brain you will love

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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