Play chess online with your friends.
Chess is one of the classic board games on Pilimo, the multiplayer social gaming platform. Add a friend or get matched with a player nearby, then sit down to a full game of chess on a real 8×8 board with a built-in chess clock — every move synced in realtime.
- 2players
- 8×8board
- Livechess clock
Chess, exactly how you remember it.
Two players, one 8×8 board, and the full rulebook — no setup, no rules to re-learn. Just invite someone and play.
Full-rules chess, refereed for you.
Pilimo runs a complete chess engine on the server, so every game is played by the real rules and you never have to argue about a move. The first player is White and moves first; the second is Black. Take turns, and the built-in chess clock keeps the game moving.
- Castling, en passant and pawn promotion — all handled
- Check, checkmate and stalemate detected automatically
- The 50-move rule and draws enforced for you
- A per-side chess clock so matches never stall
Better with people you know.
Chess is best across a board from someone you like. Pilimo is the multiplayer social gaming platform that puts them one tap away.
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Add your friends
Bring in the people you play with by handle and keep them in one list across every game.
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Or match nearby
No one around? Get paired with a chess player near you — no lobby-hunting, no waiting room.
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Play live
Send an invite, take White or Black, and play in realtime with moves and the clock in perfect sync.
More to play on Pilimo.
Ready for a game? Let’s play chess.
Create a free account and challenge your first opponent in under a minute.
Free to play · invite your friends · match nearby