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24 alternatives to Globchess

The World's Largest Chessboard

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Globchess launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GoChess▲173

   The most powerful Chess board ever invented

   2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2WU
   We used 890M chess games to make an interactive opening graph▲295

   Chess openings visualized from over 800 million Lichess games, 2 million tournament games and 1 million chess engine games.

   2019 · chessroots.com · its alternatives →

3. 3CE
   ChessBoss – enhancing physical chessboards with computer vision▲83

   We built ChessBoss at the TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon this week. It didn’t make the top 10 but I thought Hacker News might think it’s pretty cool. https://devpost.com/software/chess-boss There are these really cool smart chessboards that can suggest moves and track your games... but they’re $400 and weigh 19 pounds. And of course there are apps that can analyze games but tracking and inputting games by hand is a huge pain. Or fully-digital chess apps... but board games are way more fun in real life! We wondered: “why can’t you just do that in software and bring the best…

   2019 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

4. 4CA
   ChessCoach – A neural chess engine that comments on each player's moves▲506

   2021 · chrisbutner.github.io · 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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   World Chess Calendar▲78

   All chess tournaments in one place

   2023 · worldchesscalendar.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Square Off▲144

   World’s smartest chess board

   2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Kilobyte's Gambit▲118

   Try beating 1024 bytes of Javascript

   2021 · vole.wtf · its alternatives →

9. 9CM
   Chessboardify – Make the grid a chessboard▲95

   2016 · chessboardifygame.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Pichess▲9

    Your go-to platform for chess puzzles.

    2025 · pichess.org · its alternatives →

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    SparkChess▲56

    A game of chess everyone can enjoy

    2018 · sparkchess.com · its alternatives →

12. 12K
    Kriegspiel▲68

    2014 · krgspl.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Half chess▲76

    A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gamik▲51

    An easy and effective way to search boardgames

    2021 · gamik.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    ChessUp▲82

    An incredible chess board with a built-in chess instructor

    2021 · playchessup.com · its alternatives →

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    Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite board games▲120

    Scorecard.gg offers free scorecards for your favorite board games.

    2023 · scorecard.gg · its alternatives →

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    ChessEye▲82

    2D chessboard scanner & analyzer to calculate the best moves

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Chess Opener▲85

    Easily explore, analyse and practice chess openings

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19R
    Retichess▲45

    2014 · retichess.com · its alternatives →

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    BoardWalrus▲60

    Play Chess in Slack with your fellow workspace members

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Matchess▲48

    Find local chess players & events for casual real-life games

    2025 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Table Sports Leaderboard▲88

    Track ping pong, foosball & other games

    2017 · tablechamp.com · its alternatives →

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    ChessBout▲12

    Multiple-choice chess duels & daily challenges ♟️

    May 2026 · chessbout.com · its alternatives →

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    RookTook▲8

    Compete in 2 min chess puzzles with other players.

    Nov 2025 · rooktook.com · its alternatives →

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