Fichess - Online Chess

Fichess is an online chess client that connects to the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS, freechess.org), one of the longest-running free chess communities on the internet, active since 1995. A modern, mobile-first interface for real-time games against human opponents worldwide. REAL-TIME GAMES - Rated and unrated games against real players on FICS - Blitz, bullet, standard: choose your pace - Create custom games or accept challenges from the list - Watch other players' games live PREMIUM CHESSBOARD - Natural drag & drop with finger offset - Legal move indicators (dots and rings) - Premove for fast play - 7 board themes: Classic, Blue, Green, Marble, Tournament, Elegant, High Contrast - 3 piece sets: Cburnett, Merida, Unicode - Last move and check highlights - Promotion with piece choice or auto-queen FULL FEATURES - Sign in with your FICS account or play as a guest, no registration needed - Lobby with available games list and filters - Real-time countdown clocks - Move list with back/forward navigation - Chat: private messages, FICS channels, global shout, kibitz and whisper - Player profile with stats, ratings and trend chart - Full game history stored on device, with replay - Export/import your history as JSON, or a single game as PGN - Online players list with quick challenge - Network lag compensation - Rematch and takeback STABLE CONNECTION - Automatic keep-alive for an always-on connection to FICS - Auto-reconnect on disconnection - Lag compensation for fair clocks even on slow networks PRIVACY AND SIMPLICITY - No advertising - No in-app purchases - No subscriptions - No data collected by the developer Fichess is an independent, unofficial client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FICS or the operators of freechess.org. Play instantly as a guest, or create a free account on freechess.org from within the app. Feedback: [email protected]