Chess : Offline Board Game

Chess Nova is a free offline chess game — play chess against the computer or pass the phone and play chess with a friend. No ads, no sign-up, no wifi needed. Whether you are learning chess for the first time or you have played for years, this chess game gives you a clean board, a proper chess clock and an opponent that actually plays chess properly. PLAY CHESS OFFLINE, ANYWHERE Chess Nova works completely offline. On a plane, on the metro, in a basement with no signal — the chess board is always there. The app does not even request internet permission, so you can play chess without wifi or mobile data, ever. CHESS VS COMPUTER — THREE LEVELS • Easy — a friendly chess opponent for beginners learning the game • Medium — a solid chess game that punishes careless moves • Hard — a strong chess AI that will genuinely make you think The computer opponent thinks about the position rather than playing random moves, so every chess game feels like a real one. 2 PLAYER CHESS ON ONE PHONE Pass & Play turns your phone into a chess board for two. Hand it across the table and play chess with a friend — no second device, no account, no internet. CHESS CLOCK INCLUDED Play chess with no time limit at all, or switch on a real chess clock at 10, 15 or 20 minutes a side. The clock pauses when you leave the app, so nobody loses a chess game while their phone is in a pocket. CHESS FOR BEGINNERS Learning chess? Turn on move hints and every legal move appears as a dot on the board. Tap a piece to see exactly where it can go. Switch the hints off when you no longer need them — the chess board grows with you. MAKE THE CHESS BOARD YOURS • Six chess board themes — Emerald, Monochrome, Ocean, Walnut, Slate, Rose • Three chess piece sets — Classic Staunton, Modern and Outline • Board coordinates on or off • Drag a chess piece, or tap it and tap the square — both work ALL THE REAL CHESS RULES Many free chess apps cut corners. This one does not: • Castling, both sides, fully validated • En passant • Pawn promotion, including under-promotion • Checkmate and stalemate • Draw by threefold repetition, fifty-move rule and insufficient material • Winning on time — and the rule that a lone king cannot win on time The move generator is verified against the standard published chess test positions, so the rules are correct, not approximate. NEVER LOSE A GAME Close the app mid-game and your chess game is waiting when you come back. Chess vs computer and 2 player chess are saved separately, so one never overwrites the other. SHARE YOUR WIN Beat the computer? Share the final chess board as a picture with your result attached. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Chess Nova collects nothing at all. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking, no account. Your settings and your saved chess game stay on your phone. Free chess. Offline chess. Real chess.