Master Chess
Classic online chess: two players on one device, or one player against the computer, with an easy level for practice and a hardcore mode for more. For people who already know the rules, or want a patient opponent to learn them against.
Back of the sleeve
- Genre
- Strategy
- Developer
- Codethislab
- Devices
- Desktop, phone, tablet
- Keys & input
- Click or tap to move pieces
- Session
- One game of chess
- Account
- Not needed on Poki
- Suitability
- All ages
- Updated on Poki
- December 2025 on Poki
Side A: how it plays
It is chess, with the usual pieces and rules. You pick who you play: a friend, taking turns on the same device, or the computer. Against the computer there is an easy level for practice and a hardcore mode when you want resistance.
Pieces move by click or tap, so it plays the same way on a desktop, phone or tablet.
Poki files it under board, thinking, strategy, two-player and educational games. That last label is fair: an easy computer opponent is a decent way to practise openings without anyone watching.
Chess. Easy level to practise, hardcore mode to get beaten properly, and a two-player board if someone is sitting next to you.
Every input, listed like a tracklist
- Click / tapSelect and move a piece
Side B: things to try early
- Start on the easy level even if you know chess. It is the quickest way to learn how the board takes clicks.
- Move to hardcore mode once you win on easy without undoing anything in your head.
- With a friend on one device, agree before the first move whether touching a piece counts.
- Develop knights and bishops before bringing the queen out; it is ordinary chess advice and it holds here too.
Who will keep it on repeat
Chess players who want a quick board without signing up, beginners who want a patient opponent, and two people sharing one screen.
Scratches worth knowing about
— Two-player mode means two people at one device, not an online match.
— Poki's description mentions no rules tutorial, so it helps to know how the pieces move.
— Poki shows ads between sessions.
Questions about Master Chess
Can I play Master Chess with a friend?
Yes, on the same device. Poki describes a two-player mode as well as play against the computer.
How hard is the computer?
There is an easy level for practice and a hardcore mode for stronger play.
Filed in the same crate
Duck MergeAnother game where the thinking happens before the move.
Carnado Stunt CarThe other game here that two people can play on one computer.
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