Chess Online - 2 Player Multiplayer Game

Chess: The Timeless Classic, with a Modern Twist

Experience the timeless strategy of chess with Foony's unique spin! Challenge friends or players worldwide in this beloved game of skill and intellect.

• Classic Chess, Foony Style: Master the movement of pawns, knights, rooks, bishops, queens, and your king. Deliver checkmate and claim victory!
• Track Your Progress: Climb the hiscore ranks (Elo and playtime), earn achievements, and show off your chess mastery.
• Customize Your Experience: Choose from different board and piece designs for a personalized look.
• Connect with the Community: Engage in lively room chat with fellow chess enthusiasts.

Whether you're a seasoned player or a newcomer, Foony's Chess offers endless strategic fun!

How to Play Chess Online

Chess Online is a classic, strategic board game for two players, played on a checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an 8x8 grid.
Each player starts with 16 pieces: one King, one Queen, two Rooks, two Knights, two Bishops, and eight Pawns. The objective of the game is to checkmate the opponent's King, which means attacking it in a way in which it cannot escape being captured on the next move. Players take turns moving their pieces across the board, with each piece having its own unique way of navigation. The game is won by forcing the opponent's King into checkmate, or by the opponent resigning or running out of time. The game is an incredibly popular game that has been around for centuries and is still widely played today by people of all ages and skill levels. You can even play multiplayer online chess from home to face off against players from across the world!

The Setup

The rows are numbered from 1 to 8, starting from the bottom, and the columns are lettered from a to h, starting from the left. At the start of the game, each player has their pieces arranged on opposite sides of the board. The back row, or the row closest to the players, is filled with each piece in a specific order. The arrangement from left to right is Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King, Bishop, Knight, and Rook.

In front of the back row, each player places their eight pawns on the second row. The pawns are the smallest pieces on the board and are placed in front of the more powerful pieces. The setup of the board must be symmetrical for both players. Whoever has the white pieces will make the first move.

Ending in a Draw

In Chess Online, a draw is a result in which neither player wins. There are several ways that a game can end in a draw:

1. Stalemate: This occurs when a player's King is not in check, but they have no legal moves left. Since the King is not in check, the game is not over, but the player is unable to make any moves. This is a draw.

2. Threefold repetition: This occurs when the same position occurs three times in a game, with the same player moving each time. The position doesn't have to occur in consecutive moves, and the same castling and en passant rights are available (these two will be explained soon). If this happens, either player can claim a draw.

3. Fifty-move rule: If neither player has made a capture or a pawn move in the last fifty moves, either player can claim a draw.

4. Insufficient material: If neither player has enough material to checkmate the other, the game is a draw. This typically occurs in endgames with only a few pieces left on the board.

5. Agreement: If both players agree to a draw, the game is over.

In tournament play, a draw usually counts as a half-point for each player. Drawn games are relatively common in high-level chess, as both players often have strong defenses and it can be difficult to make any progress.

How to Play

The goal of the game is to "Checkmate" the opponent's king.

The white pieces go first.

You only move a single piece per turn.

When it’s your turn, click (or drag) a piece to select it, and then click on one of the guide dots that appear to move it there, or on a red highlighted tile to move and take the piece that is there.

You can't move your king into check.

You must resolve a check if you are in check.

Check: A check is when a king is able to be taken on the next turn by a piece.
Checkmate: A checkmate occurs when a king is unable to move out of check
Stalemate: A stalemate occurs when there are no legal possible moves.
Promoting: When a pawn gets to the other side of the board, it can be promoted into any other non-king piece.

Moving the Pieces

Here's an explanation of how each Chess Online piece moves on the board:

Pawns: Can only move forward a single tile, but can move two tiles if it's their first time moving. Pawns can only attack pieces if they are diagonally in front of it.
Knights: Can move in an "L" shape pattern—two tiles in a vertical or horizontal direction, and then another space in a ninety-degree angle. The knight piece is not blocked by occupied tiles.
Rooks: Can move infinitely in horizontal and vertical directions, but not through occupied tiles.
Bishops: Can move infinitely in diagonal directions, but not through occupied tiles.
Queens: Can move infinitely in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions, but not through occupied tiles.
Kings: Can only move a single space in any of the nine surrounding directions.

In addition to the basic moves, some chess pieces have special moves:

Castling: The King can “castle” with one of its Rooks. Castling involves moving the King two squares towards the rook and then moving the Rook to the square on the other side of the king. Castling can only be done if the King and Rook have not been moved, there are no pieces between them, and the King is not in check.

En passant: Pawns have the option of capturing en passant, which means capturing an enemy Pawn that has moved two squares on its first move as if it had only moved one square. This can only be done on the move immediately following the enemy pawn's two-square advance.

Promotion: Promotion is when a Pawn is promoted to a more powerful piece, usually a Queen when it reaches the opposite side of the board. When a Pawn reaches the eighth rank, the player can choose to replace it with a Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight.

Strategies for Winning

Chess Online is a very dynamic game with many different ways to win. There are a few key strategies that you can use to increase your chances of winning, but you must remember that no strategy will ever be 100% effective. However, if you can implement even a few of these into your gameplay, then you'll be well on your way to becoming an advanced Chess Online player or even master! One of the most vital things to remember is that you may need to rethink your strategy as the game progresses and adapt to the changes that occur. See our guide on How to Win at Multiplayer Online Chess where we teach you some game-winning strategies including:

1. Controlling the center
2. Castling up
3. Trading pieces carefully
4. Playing the end game