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 · 7 ai-built · 13 unlabelled
Operator · 4 hobby · 1 open source · 15 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.
- 81ChessMates0★unknownliveA social media platform for chess enthusiasts, enabling users to connect, share content, and engage in discussions about chess.
- 82Chess0★unknownliveWeb game that lets people play chess against an automated opponent in the browser.
- 833D Chess Game0★unknownliveai-builthobbyBrowser-based game that lets users play three-dimensional chess against another player or a computer opponent.
- 84Shogi Chess App0★unknownliveai-builthobbyDigital board game app that lets users play shogi, the Japanese variant of chess, against opponents or a computer.
- 85Schachturniere0★unknownliveA web app that finds and manages chess tournaments in Germany.
- 86Hex Board Game App0★unknownliveai-builtWeb app that lets users play a hex-based board game against another player or the computer.
- 87Fairy-Stockfish playground0★unknownliveopen sourceWeb app that lets users play chess and chess variant games against a computer engine opponent.
- 88Angel Chess0★unknownliveWeb-based chess game for playing chess matches in the browser.
- 89One Dimensional Chess0★unknownlivehobbyOne-dimensional chess game that lets players play a simplified chess variant on a single row of squares.
- 90Chess Game0★unknownliveai-builtA web game that lets users play chess against a computer or another opponent.
- 91暗棋 Banqi Chess0★unknownlivehobbyOnline game of Banqi (Chinese dark chess) that lets players play against each other.
- 92Chess Roulette — Live Rated Chess Online0★unknownliveai-builtOnline chess platform offering live rated matches, Elo ranking, game history, and in-game chat with opponents.
- 93Budbrain's Chess0★unknownliveChess game with a hundred AI difficulty levels from beginner to club player, offering hints, move undo, and a gallery of won games.
- 94Chess AI0★unknownliveA web game that lets users play chess against an AI opponent, providing an interactive board and strategic challenge for chess enthusiasts.
- 95Chess App0★unknownliveai-builtWeb game that allows users to play chess against an opponent or computer.
- 96ChessGPT0★unknownliveBrowser game that lets users play chess against an AI opponent.
- 97Chessboard0★unknownliveWeb app that provides a chessboard interface for playing chess.
- 98Rosen Score0★unknownliveWeb app that analyzes chess games and highlights interesting positions and unique checkmates such as queen sacrifices and castling mates.
- 99Chess Analyser0★unknownliveChess platform that lets players play, analyze, and review games with real-time engine evaluation.
- 100Chess Website0★unknownliveai-builtWeb app that lets users play chess against another player or a computer opponent.
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.