CLUSTER CHESS-PLAY-WEB · 101 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2014-08-26
Chess and variant board games
The cluster consists of digital chess and chess-variant games, mostly web-based, offering play against AI or other players, with some featuring 3D graphics, coaching, or unusual variants. Entry dates before the index start span from 2011 to 2026, but with only 14 dated entries, the timeline is too thin to discern a clear shape. Traction leaders by activity signal are CHESS-APP (7 stars), followed by 4dchess and ChessTrainer (3 stars each).
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 10 ai-built · 10 unlabelled
Operator · 10 hobby · 1 commercial · 2 open source · 7 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 61chess_game0★8 mostale—ai-builthobbyA desktop application implementing a two-player chess game with full rule enforcement, legal move validation, and automatic board reorientation after each move.
- 62chess-game0★10 mostaleliveai-builthobbyWeb-based two-player chess game that lets two people play against each other on one device.
- 63chess-coach-3d-026770★1 yrabandoned—ai-builthobbyWeb app that lets users play chess in a 3D interface while receiving AI-generated coaching and move analysis.
- 64nim0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyWeb-based game where a player competes against an unbeatable algorithm in the classic strategy game of Nim.
- 65next-chess-challenge0★1 yrabandonedlivehobbyChess game with custom pieces that have unique movement and capture rules, playable online.
- 66ChessVibes0★1 yrabandoned—ai-builtA chess website that provides an interface for playing chess games online.
- 67032-project-turn-by-turn-chess-game0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyWeb game that enables two players to play chess against each other in turn-based matches.
- 68CoreChess0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop chess interface that lets players compete against bundled or external chess engines using standard and Chess960 rule variants.
- 69Play Chess Games0★2 yrabandonedlivecommercialMobile chess game offering single-player matches against an AI and two-player matches with customizable boards, pieces, and timing.
- 70JustChess0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceChess game that offers single-player mode against a simple engine or local two-player pass-and-play with move hints.
- 71ChessMaster - Modern Chess Platform0★unknownliveOnline chess platform offering a modern interface and advanced features for playing chess.
- 72Vorchess0★unknownliveai-builtWeb game for a circular chess variant with online play, CPU opponents, puzzles, and shared replays.
- 73RSG Chess0★unknownliveA chess platform offering playable games, quizzes, and tools to build custom chess experiences for users.
- 74Quick chess0★unknownlivehobbyWeb app that lets two players play a minimalist game of chess online.
- 75Cat Chess - Play Chess Online with Cat Kings0★unknownliveai-builtOnline chess game with cat-themed pieces that includes AI opponents, story campaigns, puzzles, and multiplayer challenges.
- 76Chess0★unknownliveWeb app that lets users play a game of chess online.
- 77Chess0★unknownlivehobbyWeb-based game that lets users play chess online against opponents.
- 78HTML Shogi Game0★unknownliveai-builthobbyBrowser-based game that lets users play a traditional Japanese chess variant against another player or the computer.
- 79ChessCraft0★unknownliveai-builtInteractive digital chessboard for planning strategies, placing pieces, and visualizing tactical attack patterns.
- 80Nostr Chess - Play Chess on the Decentralized Web0★unknownlivehobbyWeb app that lets users play, share, and discover chess games stored permanently on a decentralized network.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.