We Chess Live

Play live chess online or face a friend with a room code, then study every game with engine analysis. Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

We Chess Live brings live chess to your phone. Play an opponent online, face a friend on one device, or take any game apart move by move with an engine beside you.

PLAY ONLINE • Find a match in bullet (1 min, 1|1, 2|1), blitz (3 min, 3|2, 5 min) or rapid (10 min, 15|10, 30 min). • Create a private room with your own time and increment and share its code with a friend, or join a friend's room with theirs. Rooms can also be played with no time limit. • Clocks are kept by the server, so both players and everyone watching see the same time. • Offer a draw, resign, or return to a game in progress if you were interrupted.

PLAY ON ONE DEVICE • Pass the phone back and forth with a friend, with or without a clock. • Let others follow your local game live as it happens.

STUDY AND ANALYSE • Open a PGN file from Files, email or a chat and it loads straight onto the board. • Import whole PGN databases and browse every game in your library. • Engine analysis runs right on your phone, with an evaluation bar, up to three best lines, arrows for the strongest moves, and marks for inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders. • See the name of each opening as you step through a game. • Try your own variations, add notes to any move, and save your work as a game or a study. • Share or download the PGN in a tap. • Want to think for yourself? Hide the engine's arrows and analysis whenever you like.

WATCH LIVE • Follow games in progress from the Live tab, or in any web browser at live.we-chess.com. • Viewers see players as Anonymous unless a player chooses to show their name.

ALSO INCLUDED • Finished online games are analysed for you automatically. • A 4-digit PIN protects the app each time it starts. • Available in English, Spanish, German, Russian, French, Tagalog, Turkish, Chinese and Hindi. • Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.