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?
Chess says
Wow. I’m not an experienced chess player, but I know I’m not bad at it at all and I still found myself having a hard time beating this AI, but I did it!! I gotta say, on medium difficulty it’s definitely possible to win (fairly easy even) but it’s still quite harder to do so compared to playing with most people, because it anticipates almost every move you make and rarely makes mistakes.
Dave says
Glad you are having fun. 🙂
princess says
this is harder than I thought
vincent parisi says
how do I take a pawn en passant?
John Ferguson says
You capture the pawn as if it had only moved forward 1 square. This must be done immediately after the opposing pawn has moved 2 squares past your pawn on the 5th rank.
Tarun Kumar Upadhyay says
Yes,I did it,it is really nice.
Rook says
Hullo, this is a very good game, thank you, but I was wondering: it does allow for castling, right? I can’t figure out how to get the proper pieces to move and I know I haven’t touched the king or the rook before so they should be able to castle.
Dave says
Click on the king and all legal moves for the piece will show up in green. If castling is available then it will show a green highlight TWO squares in that direction. Move the king these two squares and the rook will automatically move to the correct square if castling is a legal move.
Touching a piece by selecting it does not invalidate other moves in this online chess game, although it would invalidate other moves in a tournament situation. The chess program here is very forgiving to encourage play and learning.
Hope this helps.
David says
please make it to play along with online player … its been too boaring to play with computer…
Dave says
One of the unfortunate side effects of chess programs and chess apps on phones etc., is that it is very easy to cheat when playing a human over the internet. While only a small minority of chess players indulge in cheating it is extremely frustrating for a new player to be beaten in 12 moves or less by someone whose online rating is 1,000 elo but who is cheating by using a chess app.
My aim on this site is to encourage new players to learn chess, not to provide frustration for them. The computer never cheats, as such I think it is an ideal opponent for those new to the game. It is likely that I may never institute human vs human play on this site as I cannot currently see a way to protect honest players effectively.
Frank says
Checkmate in 12 moves, 8:16 minutes on Advance.
suga says
I need more expert player
suga says
it is too easy for me
Dave says
Good to hear you are a skilled player.
Steve says
I was winning a game, when the computer moved a pawn past one of mine, and my pawn disappeared! This happened every time I replayed the move, so I had to give up the game. Needs to be fixed!!
Dave says
Please read chess rule – en passant