ChessDays

Free · No sign-up · Unlimited

Play free chess against bots
with a personality.

Pip trembles at every capture. Rosa throws pawns at your king. Nova has seen every position before. Pick a character, make your move, and see what they think about it.

Start the journeyQuick game

Or solve the daily chess puzzle, or try the chess rating test for a rough guide to your level.

Choose your opponent

Pip~400“Just learned how the horsey moves.”Rosa the Gambiteer~900“Pawns are for throwing at kings.”Professor Hoot~1300“Development first. Always.”Blitz Betty~1600“Already moved. Your turn. Hurry.”The Iron Rook~2000“I will grind you into an endgame.”Nova~2600“I have seen this position before. All of them.”

How to pick a bot

Brand new to chess? Start with Pip, who leaves pieces hanging. Once you can beat Pip, tryRosa the Gambiteer for a wild attack, then Professor Hoot for solid play by the book. Blitz Betty hunts for quick tactics,The Iron Rook grinds out endgames, and Nova is our strongest bot.

After a bot game with at least six graded moves, the result card gives a rough level for how you played and names the bot closest to it, which helps you choose your next opponent. All ratings here are our own rough estimates.Compare all six bots.

New to chess? Start here

You need no account and no download. These three short lessons cover a first game, and when you are ready, one click starts a game against Pip.

Play Pip nowSee all lessons

What you can do here

Play a bot

Pick one of six characters and your colour, with or without a clock, as often as you like.

Play a person

Send a friend a link, or get paired with the next person who picks the same time control.

Follow the journey

Beat each character to unlock the next, and collect medals and badges along the way.

Learn the rules

Short illustrated lessons on the board, every piece, castling and how a game ends.

Why ChessDays

Bots with personality

Every opponent has its own style, voice and kinds of mistakes, built on the Stockfish engine.

Unlimited and free

No daily limits, no sign-up. The engine runs in your browser, so bot games cost almost nothing to run.

No rating anxiety

Take back a move, try again, rematch. Practice without watching a number go down.

Play anywhere

Phone, tablet or laptop. Nothing to install: open the page and make your first move.