Gambit: Chess Club

Welcome to the Timeless Chess Club. Play Stockfish 18 (1000–3000 ELO), match online with friends, solve themed puzzles, and analyse every move. Free, with no clutter.

Gambit is a beautiful, calm chess app for players who love the game itself.

The Timeless Chess Club. Play, learn, and analyse — all in one place. No banners shouting at you. No leaderboard treadmill. Just chess, the way it was meant to be played.

— PLAY STOCKFISH AI — Challenge Stockfish 18, the strongest open chess engine in the world. Eight skill levels from 1000 ELO (beginner) to 3000 ELO (legend). Plays fully offline, on-device — no internet, no waiting.

— ONLINE MULTIPLAYER — Real-time matches with players worldwide. ELO matchmaking pairs you fairly. Pick your time control: 3+0, 5+0, 10+0, or 15+10. Climb the rating, claim the monthly leaderboard.

— PASS AND PLAY — Hand the device across the table. Two players, one board. The classic over-the-board feel, with a clock and clean move history.

— THEMED PUZZLES — Sharpen tactics with rated puzzles by theme: pins, forks, skewers, discovered attacks, mate-in-2, mate-in-3, endgames. Earn rating, track progress.

— DEEP GAME ANALYSIS — Replay any match move-by-move with the Stockfish evaluation graph. Every move classified — Brilliant, Great, Best, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Blunder. See exactly when you went wrong, and why.

— FRIENDS, BY QR CODE — Add a friend by scanning their QR. No usernames, no email lookup. Challenge them, get notified when they're online.

— MONTHLY AWARDS — Top of the leaderboard each month wins premium days, exclusive themes, and a place in the Hall of Champions.

— THE CLUB AESTHETIC — Fraunces serif, brass accents, ink-and-cream palette. Designed by people who care about how chess looks and feels — not just whether it works.

— PREMIUM — Gambit is free to play. Upgrade to Premium for an ad-free experience, the gold avatar frame, full match history, every theme unlocked, and unlimited puzzle attempts. Monthly or yearly via Apple subscription.

— EVERYTHING IN ONE APP — • Stockfish 18 AI — 8 levels, ~1000–3000 ELO, fully offline • Online multiplayer with ELO and time controls (3+0, 5+0, 10+0, 15+10) • Pass-and-play on one device • Themed puzzles with rating progression • Move-by-move analysis with eval graph and classification • Replay any past match (PGN-based scrubber) • Friends via QR code, with push notifications • Monthly leaderboard and awards • 10 languages — fully localized • Apple Sign-In, Google Sign-In, or email • iPhone and iPad

— FOR THE PLAYERS WHO MAKE TIME FOR CHESS — Gambit is a place to play that feels like a real chess club: quiet, considered, beautifully made.

Welcome to the Club.

— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/