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Chess Arena

Free board games in your browser. Play people or the computer, invite a friend, and solve puzzles hundreds of years old.

No download and no sign-up. It works on phones and computers, and you can add it to your home screen like an app.

The games

Classic puzzles

The library holds 1,790 named xiangqi compositions from books such as Shi Qing Ya Qu, printed in 1570, along with thousands of chess puzzles. Each one has an idea to find: exact play wins, and one careless move can lose. Read about the old books.

Play together

Open a game, send a friend the link, and you are at the same table. Every game has its own rating, and you can watch games in progress.

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