Lay your iPhone or iPad flat on the table and play chess face to face. Each player gets their own side, their own clock and their own buttons.
Black's side faces Black, White's side faces White. No turning the phone around.
Two modes for two situations
Everything a game between friends needs
Only legal moves are allowed. Castling, en passant and promotion just work, and legal squares are highlighted.
Checkmate ends the game. Stalemate, insufficient material, threefold repetition and the 50-move rule are detected automatically.
Blitz to classical, with increments. The clock pauses when you leave the app.
Each player has their own buttons on their own side of the table.
Every move in standard notation. Share the finished game as PGN to study it later.
Close the app any time. Your game is waiting where you left it.
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Tap a piece, then tap where it should go. Or drag it. Dots show the squares it can reach and rings show captures.
Face to face: the phone lies flat between you and Black's panel is upside down so each player reads their own side. You can also turn Black's pieces to face Black. Pass the phone: the board turns after every move so the player to move is always at the bottom.
Checkmate, resignation or running out of time wins. A game is drawn by stalemate, insufficient material, threefold repetition, the 50-move rule or when both players agree. If your time runs out but your opponent can't possibly checkmate, it's a draw, as in official rules.
Yes. Tap the take-back button under the board. Time already spent on the move isn't refunded.
No. TableChess is made for two people sitting together with one iPhone.
Yes. On iPad the board is bigger, and in landscape each player's panel sits on their side of the board. Lay it flat on the table and play.
No. Full-screen ads only ever appear when you start a new game, never while a game is being played, and not after your first game. A small banner stays at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap ½ on your side. Your opponent sees Accept and Decline on their side. Making a move instead declines the offer.