Tabletop Chess AR

Put a real-looking chess set on your own table through the camera, or play on a wooden table in 3D. Take on eight computer levels, a friend in the room or anyone online.

Tabletop Chess AR puts a real-looking chess set on your own table through the camera. Walk around it, lean in and play. No table nearby? Play on a polished wooden table in 3D instead.

No ads, no tracking, nothing to sign up for.

A REAL BOARD ON ANY TABLE • Place the board on a desk, a kitchen table or the floor, and it stays where you put it. • Reach over the board and move pieces with your hand: pinch a piece with your thumb and index finger and hold to pick it up. • Your hands appear in front of the pieces, on devices that support it. • Or play on the 3D table: orbit the board, zoom in, and let it turn toward whoever moves next.

FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Computer: eight levels, from Beginner to Master. The lower levels make human-like mistakes. • Pass & Play: two players sharing one iPhone or iPad. • Nearby Friend: two devices in the same room see the same board on the same table. Pair with a 4-digit code; the connection is encrypted. • Online: play a random opponent or invite a friend through Game Center.

LEARN AS YOU PLAY • Ask for a hint when you are stuck. • Take back a move, offer a draw or ask for a rematch. • See every legal move and the last move played.

THE FULL GAME • Every rule: castling, en passant, promotion, and draws by stalemate, repetition, the fifty-move rule and insufficient material. • Chess clocks from 1-minute bullet to 30-minute classical, with increments. • Four hand-crafted sets: Marble, Walnut, Tournament, and Obsidian & Gold. • Your history, with wins and losses against each level, and every game exportable as PGN. • Games are saved as you play, so you can pick up where you left off. • Sound effects and haptics, under a Liquid Glass interface designed for iOS 26.