# Deploy Chess

> Chess with a twist: deploy your pieces, then fight. Real-time. Ranked.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.deploychess](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.deploychess)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.deploychess`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Software KIT SRL
- **Category:** GAME\_BOARD
- **Downloads:** 12
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-26
- **First published:** 2026-05-16
- **Publisher country:** RO
- **Size:** 48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deploychess)
- **Website:** [https://deploy-chess.com](https://deploy-chess.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://deploy-chess.com/privacy.html](https://deploy-chess.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Deploy Chess is chess — reimagined from move zero. <br><br>Every game begins not with a fixed starting position, but with a deployment phase. You and your opponent receive an identical, randomly generated set of pieces. One by one, in alternating turns, you place them on your half of the board — watching each other in real time. Once both kings are down, the battle begins.<br><br>No two games start the same. Opening theory is obsolete. The fight starts before the first move.<br><br>TWO PHASES. ONE CLOCK.                                                                                             <br>                                                         <br>  ▸ DEPLOY — Place 8 to 16 pieces across your back two ranks. Bishops on opposite colors. King last. The clock is already ticking.                                       <br>  ▸ BATTLE — Standard chess from the position you built. Same clock, no reset. Every second you spent deploying is a second you don&#39;t have to attack.                                                                                   <br>  <br>TWO RATINGS. BOTH MATTER.<br><br>We track your skill in both phases separately:                                                                     <br>  ▸ DEPLOYMENT ELO — Updated after every game using Stockfish evaluation of your starting position. Did you build a better army than your opponent?                                                                                    <br>  ▸ BATTLE ELO — Classic chess rating based on game outcome.<br><br>Glicko-2 under the hood. Real ratings, real progression. <br><br>GAME MODES<br><br>  ▸ RANKED — Matchmaking pairs you with opponents of similar combined skill. Both Elos update.<br>  ▸ VS FRIEND — Generate a 6-character code, send it anywhere. Choose random or custom piece sets. Pick your time control.<br><br>TIME CONTROLS                                                                                                      <br>                                                         <br>  ▸ Blitz — 3 min + 2 sec increment<br>  ▸ Rapid — 10 min, no increment<br><br>BUILT FOR SERIOUS PLAY<br><br>  ▸ Server-authoritative clock — no client-side cheating                                                             <br>  ▸ Real-time deployment — see every piece your opponent places, the instant they place it<br>  ▸ Full game replay — step through deployment and battle move by move                                               <br>  ▸ Resign, draw offers, rematches with the same pieces                                                              <br>  ▸ Reconnect mid-game — your match state is preserved                                                              <br><br>FIELD MANUAL AESTHETIC<br><br>Amber on graphite. Mono numerals. Sharp edges. Classified labels. Deploy Chess looks like a tactical briefing — because that&#39;s what every game is.<br>                                                    <br>CROSS-PLATFORM                                         <br><br>Play on Android, iOS, or web at deploy-chess.com. Full feature parity. Your rating follows you.<br><br>FREE. NO ADS DURING GAMES. NO PAY-TO-WIN.

## Rankings

- #2,765,780 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.deploychess.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.deploychess)