Ever Wanted to Play Chess Against a Computer Online?
Here is a chance to play chess online against a basic chess computer. This computer chess program was written to run in flash, but it still gives a decent game. This is a free game, uses a 3d chess board and needs no download. Could it be the best free online chess program out there?
If you want a tougher game then try some of the other computer chess engine download links on this site. Almost any UCI chess engine from Jim Ablett’s page will give an incredibly strong game, or you could download the Crafty chess computer which is also available with its own graphical user interface.
ATTENTION
If you are experiencing difficulty loading the game and playing chess online read this.
To play chess you must both install flash and then enable it your browser.
For example, in Chrome, after flash installation click on settings -> “advanced” and scroll down to “content settings” click this and then enable flash there.
You must complete BOTH downloading flash and enabling it in your browser for the chess game to work and be visible!
If after performing both actions the game still does not appear, then hard refresh your browser cache (control-F5 on Chrome).
FlashCHESS3 – Play Chess Online Against Computer
FlashChess can also be downloaded to play on the desktop of your computer.
It is available from http://www.flashchess3.com/download.html
If this easy chess game is too easy for you, or you just fancy a change, why not try our new online computer chess program?
Peter says
How do you castle? Game wouldn’t let me O-O
Dave says
Move the king first to where you want it to go. It will only let you castle if you haven’t already moved the king and you are not in check, or moving into check.
DIRK says
Dude, thanks so much for having this website up. i’m just beginning to learn chess n this is the only website that my workplace has given access to. get bored here n this makes my day a bit interesting..so Thanks
david says
How do you castle
James Gower says
Good start for me I can cheat and learn
joe says
i like this gameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Mike says
The opposing pawns are making illegal capture moves. I will move my piece beside the opposing pawn. Then it will move diagonally behind my piece and capture it. My pawns cannot perform the same capture against the opposition….
Dave says
Sorry, but the capture you refer to is not illegal. It is called “en passant” (French for “in passing”). It can only be carried out immediately after the player moves a pawn two squares from its initial position.
I will add a section to the site about rules of chess and legal moves for pieces etc. at some point in the future.
In the meantime here is a wiki link with more details – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant
Jean McLevedge says
Yes, great site for practice and learning patterns. Last week I undid a move and redoing it got a different response. Good design and wonderful resource.
aditya says
its really awesome
satyajit bhattacharjee says
i love to play chess…
Narendra Sarma says
Goooooood. i again started playing after a long gap. I used to play it twenty years back. The site is so helpful. After initial practice of beginners and casual, now i am playing advanced. two out of four times i bet the computer. thank you…………….