Mini Chess: Lots of Variants

Chess, but every game fits in your coffee break.

Mini Chess packs 25 chess variants onto boards from 4×4 to 6×6. Fewer squares means faster games — but every move counts double. One slip on a 20-square board and the game is over.

PLAY THE CLASSICS
Take on variants with real history: Gardner's minichess, Los Alamos chess (the first board a computer ever played against a human, in 1956), Petty Chess from 1930, Silverman, Microchess, Demi-chess and more — plus original layouts you won't find anywhere else. Each board comes with a short note on where it came from, and a rules card shows exactly what applies: pawn double-step, promotion, draw conditions.

BEAT THE AI, UNLOCK MORE
Start on a 4×4 board and work your way up. Win a game to unlock the next board in its group, and earn a star for every difficulty you clear — four levels from Easy to Master, so there's always a harder opponent waiting.

FEATURES
• 25 boards across four groups: 4-wide, 5×5, 5×6 and 6×6
• Four AI difficulty levels with a star for each
• Board preview and history notes for every variant
• Undo your last move when you need a second look
• Three board themes, relaxing jazz soundtrack
• English and Korean, with full localization
• Small download, works offline

No account needed. Tap a piece, see your moves, and play.