Maurchess
Parsh Jain Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Maurchess is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Parsh Jain. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated September 28, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 19 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Sep 28
- 2026 · v1.5
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About Maurchess
Chess, beautifully simplified. Maurchess is a beautifully designed, native iPhone chess client for Lichess. Play real games, solve puzzles, explore openings, and follow your progress — all in a calm interface designed to let the chess take center stage. No ads. No subscriptions. No clutter. Just chess. PLAY CHESS ON LICHESS Everything you love about Lichess, designed specifically for iPhone. • Play Rapid, Classical, and Correspondence games • Challenge Lichess players directly by username • Play against Lichess bots • Pass & Play with someone beside you • Real-time clocks and move lists • In-game chat • Automatic rating updates • Correspondence games with 1–14 days per move SEE YOUR CHESS AT A GLANCE Your chess shouldn't feel like a spreadsheet. Maurchess gives you a simple view of where your game stands. • Rapid, Classical, Correspondence, and Puzzle ratings • Rating trends over time • Ongoing games and whose turn it is • Recent games • Opening names • Rating changes Everything important. Nothing competing for your attention. PUZZLES THAT STAY IN SYNC Keep improving without leaving your Lichess account behind. Solve the daily puzzle or choose from unlimited puzzles from the Lichess database. Your puzzle rating updates as you play, with hints, resets, and themes covering everything from forks to middlegames and endgames. UNDERSTAND YOUR OPENINGS Don't just memorize moves. Explore openings move by move and discover the ideas behind them. See opening names, ECO codes, variations, move-by-move explanations, and the ideas behind each position. Maurchess is designed to help you understand why a move works. MADE FOR IPHONE Maurchess isn't a web page wrapped in an app. It is built natively for iPhone, with an interface designed around touch, motion, typography, spacing, and the way you actually use your phone. Choose between light and dark themes, four board palettes, classic chess pieces, or Maurchess's own geometric pieces. Every screen is designed to feel quiet, intentional, and unmistakably native. CHESS WITHOUT THE NOISE • No ads • No subscriptions • No in-app purchases • No gamification • No unnecessary distractions Just a beautiful place to play chess. WHO IS MAURCHESS FOR? Maurchess is for club and intermediate players who already use Lichess and want a more focused, beautiful way to play on iPhone. If you want your chess app to feel less like a website and more like a carefully designed piece of software, Maurchess is for you. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do I need a Lichess account? Yes. A free Lichess account is required. Maurchess uses Lichess's official authentication flow and never sees your Lichess password. Is Maurchess free? Yes. Every feature is included. There are no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Disclaimer Maurchess is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by Lichess.org. Support Information Support Email: [email protected]
What’s new
Version 1.5 · Updated September 28, 2026
What's New iPad support: Maurchess now runs natively on iPad, with a layout built for the bigger screen. Premoves: Queue your next move while your opponent is thinking in online games. It plays instantly when it's your turn. Game Review: Step back through your finished games move by move to relive the key moments. Game-end messages: You now get a clear message when an online game finishes, showing the result and how it ended. Thanks for playing! Feedback is always welcome.
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App privacy
The developer, Parsh Jain, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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