What's New

Ahoy, ChessKids and Parents from around the Globe!

We have some exciting new updates for you on the latest version; available on the app store!
- We have more ways to earn Stars!
- Activity Streaks! Stay active and keep your streak to earn cumulative Stars!
- More fun animations!
- Many UX Improvements for Bots & Puzzles!
- Our favorite! Bugs squashed for Puzzle & Bot Play!
Latest updates also include Apple Sign-in. Now you can use your Apple ID to quickly log in to your ChessKid account!
Thank you so much for your awesome support!

App Description

Learn to play chess with our beginner-friendly ChessKid app! Enjoy free chess games online and offline. Play with friends or challenge the chess bots and play chess against a computer!

Play chess the fun way with the ultimate chess app for kids — and for parents and coaches too! Learn both basic rules and advanced strategies of the world's greatest brain game, all with an app that is AD-FREE and 100% SAFE for kids. Learn valuable chess moves from self-teaching chess tutorials.

CHESS ONLINE FOR FREE:
- Play as many chess games as you want free of charge or join chess tournaments to compete with thousands of other chess players from all over the globe. Chess practice makes you better.

Enjoy multiple player vs. player modes:
- Play chess against your friends
- Slow chess
- Fast chess

It is up to you to decide.

Test your skill against other kids or battle against our funny chess bots!

CHESS COMMUNITY
- ChessKid is much more than just an app. It is your chance to play chess for FREE with kids from around the world and join an amazing community of more than 50,000 players enjoying ChessKid games every month.
- Over 500,000 chess games are played each month by more than 200,000 active ChessKid users.

PLAY CHESS ONLINE AND OFFLINE AGAINST THE COMPUTER
- Meet 10 funny chess bots perfect for all skill levels and suitable beginning players. They become your best playmates on your way to mastering chess strategies and tactics. Playing chess against a computer is a great way to practice your chess moves. Make chess practice part of your daily routine.

CHESS PUZZLES
- Sharpen your tactical skills and have fun with over 350,000 tricky puzzles.
- Solve up to three chess puzzles per day completely for free. Our puzzles help you become a chess pro in no time.

CHESS LESSONS
- Improve your game with amazing, kid-friendly chess coaching videos on rules and basics, strategy, chess tactics, openings, endgames and much more.
- Learn chess tactics from grandmasters and enjoy chess with our amazing FunMasterMike’s tutorials. He loves teaching chess and wants to share his knowledge with you.
- Strengthen your skills with a crash course on how to deliver checkmate and become an unbeatable chess player. Learn from the best chess tutorials.

Chess, ajedrez, xadrez, satranç, scacchi, schach, شطرنج … no matter the language, no matter the name, chess is the world’s best strategy game.

Playing chess games is completely free and unlimited for all players on the apps and website. Puzzles and videos are unlimited for Gold members. Kids can only chat in games with their parents; no other free chat is allowed. They cannot make friends with anyone without explicit parental permission. Parents have full control over kids’ accounts.

ChessKid is the best app for kids who strive to get better at chess. With our app, mastering chess will never be boring. Our funny cartoon characters serve as chess trainers and help you become a chess pro. Join the ChessKid family today!

ABOUT CHESSKID:
ChessKid is built by Chess.com - #1 in chess online.
ChessKid is the #1 scholastic chess app.
ChessKid is trusted by over 2,000 schools and 3 million kids worldwide.
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iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • April 07, 2013 Initial release
  • April 16, 2013 New version 1.1.1
  • April 28, 2013 New version 1.2.1
  • August 13, 2013 New version 1.3.10
  • April 30, 2015 New version 2.0.0
  • May 08, 2015 New version 2.1
  • June 23, 2016 New version 2.2.23
  • November 05, 2016 New version 2.2.30
  • June 14, 2019 New version 2.4.22
  • September 04, 2019 New version 2.4.27
  • January 07, 2020 New version 2.5.7
  • July 14, 2020 New version 2.6.6
  • October 27, 2020 New version 4.0
  • November 12, 2020 New version 4.0.1
  • December 09, 2020 New version 4.1
  • August 05, 2021 New version 5.0.2
  • October 15, 2021 New version 6.0
  • September 16, 2023 New version 6.5.2
  • November 03, 2023 New version 6.5.4

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