Build any position. Then play it out.
Put pieces wherever you like and Shohmot checks the position is legal. Then play it against Stockfish at one of six strengths, or let it play itself.
No account needed: try it now.
What you get
Click, drag, paint
Pick a piece and click or drag across squares to place it. Right-click empties a square; drag a piece off to remove it.
Legal, or why not
It says what’s wrong: a missing king, pawns on the back rank, the side not to move in check.
Side to move and castling
Choose who’s to move, and only the castling rights the king and rook allow.
Six strengths
Beginner, Casual, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert and Maximum.
Watch or play
Stockfish against itself (slow, normal or fast), or against you, with its lines hidden and a Take back button.
Into the move tree
Every move goes into the tree like any other, so you can analyse the game afterwards.
How it works
- Set it upPlace pieces, pick who moves.
- Analyze or playAnalyze shows Stockfish’s best move; Play starts a game.
- ReviewStep back through the moves and try others.
Get better from every game.
Make a free account in under a minute and add your usernames. Your next game gets checked as soon as it ends.