Welcome to Lazy Chess v1.7!
Ready for even more chess puzzles? Our brand-new game modes put wickedly delightful spins on the classic game of chess, and with new challenges you can revisit some of the greatest chess games and puzzles of history and battle for the glory alongside the world's most sophisticated chess engine. Whether you prefer a mind-melting brain-teaser or a more relaxed meditative flow, Lazy Chess v1.7 has you covered.
New Modes
♟ 2x2
A unique challenge where each player takes two moves in succession, one for themselves and another for their opponent. Pick the best move for you, and the worst for your enemy!
♟ By Piece
In this mode, you toggle between all the possible moves of a single piece stockfish chooses as having the best move.
♟ Both Sides
An extremely fun and challenging mode where you play as both white and black. As white you are trying to defeat black, but black’s moves are much better.
New Challenges
♟ Podgaets v Dvoretsky, USSR Championship 1974
“The Rumble in Odessa”! You’re Mark Dvortetsky, and you’re in a tight spot! Can you and Stockfish see the same way forward that he did on that fateful day in Odessa?
♟ The Paul Morphy Puzzle
Paul Morphy was just 10 years old when he invented this puzzle in 1856. It was the only puzzle he ever created, but it’s cleverness has endured for over 150 years. Playing white, can you mate in just 2 moves?
♟ Zugzwang!
In chess, “zugzwang” is when a player must move a piece, but all your available moves are bad. The Latvian Johann Sehwers composed many devilish zugzwang puzzles between 1868-1940, but this one is our favorite - can you find a way for white to win?
