Chess
The classic strategy board game.
- Category
- Board games
- Seats
- 2
- Difficulty settings
- Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert
A game with 2 seats. You can play against computer opponents. Turn-based online matches are also available through Friends.
Free, along with the 47 other games in PlayBurst. Chess is not sold on its own, and no purchase in the app unlocks it.
- strategy
- classic
- competitive
Where to get it
Coming first to the Amazon Appstore
- Amazon AppstoreFirst, and made for Fire tablets.
- Google PlayNext. Fire OS is Android, so it is the same build.
- App StoreAfter that, for iPhone and iPad.
Not out anywhere yet. The links land here the day it is. Anything claiming to be PlayBurst before then is not ours.
Inside the game
Chess screenshots
Screenshots from PlayBurst's Android preview, in phone and tablet layouts. Select an image to explore the gallery.
How Chess works
Checkmate the enemy king: attack it so that no move escapes.
Read the full Chess rules and tips1. How the pieces move
Rooks in straight lines, bishops diagonally, the queen both, knights in an L, the king one square, pawns forward one and capture diagonally.
2. Check
When your king is attacked you must answer it: move the king, block the line, or take the attacker.
3. Castle safely
The king and rook must not have moved, and the squares between them must be empty. The king cannot castle out of check, through an attacked square or into check.
Questions
About Chess.
What is the goal of Chess?
Checkmate the enemy king: attack it so that no move escapes.
Is Chess free?
Yes. Chess is one of 48 games in PlayBurst, a single free app. It is free, nothing is locked in front of it, and no purchase in the app unlocks a game: the shop sells coins and removing the ads, and that is all it sells.
Who am I playing against in Chess?
A game with 2 seats. You can play against computer opponents. Turn-based online matches are also available through Friends. Another person is not required.
Where can I get Chess?
Nowhere yet. PlayBurst is not out on any store at the time of writing. The Amazon Appstore comes first, for Fire tablets, then Google Play and the App Store, and the links land on this page the day they exist.