Fichess is an online chess client that connects to the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS, freechess.org), one of the longest-running free chess communities on the internet, active since 1995. A modern, mobile-first interface for real-time games against human opponents worldwide.
REAL-TIME GAMES
- Rated and unrated games against real players on FICS
- Blitz, bullet, standard: choose your pace
- Create custom games or accept challenges from the list
- Watch other players' games live
PREMIUM CHESSBOARD
- Natural drag & drop with finger offset
- Legal move indicators (dots and rings)
- Premove for fast play
- 7 board themes: Classic, Blue, Green, Marble, Tournament, Elegant, High Contrast
- 3 piece sets: Cburnett, Merida, Unicode
- Last move and check highlights
- Promotion with piece choice or auto-queen
FULL FEATURES
- Sign in with your FICS account or play as a guest, no registration needed
- Lobby with available games list and filters
- Real-time countdown clocks
- Move list with back/forward navigation
- Chat: private messages, FICS channels, global shout, kibitz and whisper
- Player profile with stats, ratings and trend chart
- Full game history stored on device, with replay
- Export/import your history as JSON, or a single game as PGN
- Online players list with quick challenge
- Network lag compensation
- Rematch and takeback
STABLE CONNECTION
- Automatic keep-alive for an always-on connection to FICS
- Auto-reconnect on disconnection
- Lag compensation for fair clocks even on slow networks
PRIVACY AND SIMPLICITY
- No advertising
- No in-app purchases
- No subscriptions
- No data collected by the developer
Fichess is an independent, unofficial client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FICS or the operators of freechess.org. Play instantly as a guest, or create a free account on freechess.org from within the app.
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