Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SparkChess

A game of chess everyone can enjoy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SparkChess launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
GoChess▲173
The most powerful Chess board ever invented
2023 · its alternatives →
2
Chess Cats▲149
A fun way to play chess
2023 · its alternatives →
3
Half chess▲76
A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes
2020 · its alternatives →
4
Halfchess▲69
Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser
2017 · its alternatives →
5LA
Laser, a new game played on a chess board▲218
Laser is a turn based game similar to chess, with different piece movement rules, starting position, and win conditions. It's named after the laser piece, which can shoot diagonally through every piece on the board except for the wall, which blocks it. The detailed rules are on the website. I made the website as a super minimal way to play online against friends. Nobody really knows about it so it might be hard to find a game, but maybe you will against someone on HN if people read this. It uses the lichess.org chessboard UI which is super pretty and allows you to draw on the board, make…
2023 · playlaser.xyz · its alternatives →
6
Aimchess▲129
Learn chess your way with AI tools and data driven approach.
2020 · its alternatives →
7
3Chess▲106
Play three player chess online free for web and mobile
2023 · its alternatives →
8
Not Chess▲76
A puzzling chess-like game
2020 · its alternatives →
9CE
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 →
10
Lichess▲5
Free chess experience for anyone, anywhere.
2017 · its alternatives →
11
The Startup's Gambit▲100
Which chess opening best captures your startup’s strategy?
2020 · its alternatives →
12
Monsiv▲74
Fast, simple game but with real deep strategy
2018 · its alternatives →
13
Storm Chess▲77
Exciting and immersive game played right in a browser
2021 · its alternatives →
14
Pichess▲9
Your go-to platform for chess puzzles.
2025 · pichess.org · its alternatives →
15
1D Chess▲66
Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess
2020 · its alternatives →
16
Chessmate▲79
Chess for macOS
2020 · its alternatives →
17
SpicyChess▲11
Taunt Em, Smack Em, Steal Their Turn.
2025 · spicychess.com · its alternatives →
18
ChessGPT▲72
Unbeatable chess bot
2023 · its alternatives →
19
Treasure Chess▲73
Play, create, & collect your favourite games of chess
2022 · its alternatives →
20
BeaconChess▲3
A chess coach that suggests moves and explains why they work
10d ago · beaconchess.com · its alternatives →
21
Chessplode – Surprisingly fun chess▲8
Checkmate even if you're bad
2019 · its alternatives →
22
Eurochess▲12
Premium Chess Gaming App
2025 · eurochess.net · its alternatives →
23PC
Play Chess Without Moving Pieces▲36
2017 · ba.net · its alternatives →
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OffChess▲13
Chess Puzzles App
2025 · offchess.com · its alternatives →

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