
Enjoy a deep chess experience – solo or online – with Just Chess!
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, Just Chess has everything you need. Sharpen your skills against a smart AI in a modern 3D environment, test your tactical vision with over four million chess puzzles, or challenge the world with comprehensive Lichess integration.
Key Features:
Built-in Chess Engine – Play offline instantly using the game's internal chess engine, no setup required.
UCI Engine Support – Take your game to the next level by connecting any external chess engine that supports the UCI protocol, such as Stockfish. Play against opponents at – and even beyond – grandmaster strength.
Engine vs Engine (EvE) – Curious to see which engine is stronger? Set up a match between two UCI chess engines of your choice and watch the battle unfold. Includes configuration options for engine threads and hash size.
Puzzle Arena – Test your skills and improve your tactical awareness with a massive database of over four million puzzles from Lichess. Try different modes like the fast-paced Puzzle Blitz and the endurance-testing Puzzle Run.
Lichess Integration – Log in to your Lichess account directly from the game!
Challenge friends or millions of other players online.
Play against Lichess's own Stockfish AI at various difficulty levels.
Continue your ongoing correspondence or real-time games.
All online games are seamlessly synchronized with your Lichess account.
Spectate Live Tournaments – Follow top-level chess events in real-time with the new Lichess Broadcasts integration. Watch grandmaster games unfold live, directly within the game's immersive 3D environment.
3D Chessboard – With an adjustable viewing angle.
Flip & Reset View – Use F to flip the board and R to reset it to your playing side.
Chess Clocks & Time Controls – Play timed games with popular formats like Bullet (1+0), Blitz (5+3), Rapid (10+5), and Classical (30+0, 90/40). Time controls under 10 minutes are supported with both the built-in and UCI chess engines. Untimed mode is also available.
2D and 3D Chess Clocks – Switch between practical 2D and immersive 3D clock views using the C key. 3D clocks show remaining time as a circular diagram.
Adjustable Move Speed – Customize how fast the built-in or UCI chess engine plays its moves for a more relaxed or time-pressured experience. Combine with difficulty settings for a personalized challenge.
Easy to Play – Simple controls and an intuitive interface.
Adaptive AI Strength – Both the built-in and UCI chess engines can automatically adjust their strength based on your wins and losses, ensuring a balanced challenge.
PGN Export and Analysis – The game allows you to copy the chess game in PGN format to the clipboard and analyze it on online chess analysis websites. Online analysis may require an account with the analysis service provider.
Note: External chess engines must be downloaded separately. Please use only trusted sources. The developer is not responsible for third-party software.
Hello everyone,
[p align=\"start\"]I am happy to announce a significant update to the game! This update brings Engine vs Engine (EvE) functionality for the UCI mode, along with a visual refresh and numerous under-the-hood improvements.[/p][p align=\"start\"]New Feature: Engine vs Engine (EvE)\nYou can now pit two UCI chess engines against each other and watch them battle it out![/p]Settings: I have added UI controls to adjust the Threads and Hash table size per engine.
[/*]Recommendation: Based on my testing, I recommend setting 1 thread per engine. This provides excellent performance without putting excessive load on your CPU. Regarding Hash size, there are limits in place, but I recommend keeping this setting reasonable as well.
[/*]Engine Strength: Please note that some UCI engines (for example, Lc0) do not support a \"Skill Level\" setting. If the game detects that an engine does not support this, that engine will play at 100% full strength, and the difficulty slider will not affect it.
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Difficulty Slider: The engine skill level slider has been moved from the bottom of the chessboard to the Game Setup UI for each \"Play vs Computer\" mode. This cleans up the main view and unifies the UI experience.
[/*]High Score Removed: Along with the relocation of the slider, I have removed the \"Highest Score\" tracking and display. This feature was a remnant of the early development phase specifically for the internal engine, and I felt it had lost its relevance in the current state of the game with multiple engine options.
[/*]New Font: The game now uses a new font type that is much clearer and easier to read.
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Login: The Lichess login process has been reworked to be more reliable.
[/*]Broadcasts: The Broadcast listing has been improved and now fetches the maximum number of tournaments allowed by Lichess (100 tournaments).
[/*]Connectivity: I have improved the network logic to better detect connection drops. The game will now attempt to recover gracefully if the connection is restored.
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Minimum Setup
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Processor: 64-bit processorMemory: 6 GB RAM
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD equivalent
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended Setup
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Processor: 64-bit processorMemory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD equivalentNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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