[ PICTURE CREDIT: Ju Wenjun, 2020 Women Chess Champion ]
Chess is a board game for two players. Each controlling an army of chess pieces, to checkmate the opponent's king. Whoever checkmate the opponent first is the winner of the match.
Alex Gendler once said,
"Chess has been known as a military strategy tool, a metaphor for human affairs, and a measure of genius. "
Why should we play chess?
There are a lot of reasons why chess is beneficial to your mental health. Some benefits are mentioned below
- Chess helps people realize the consequences of their actions and mistakes.
- Chess helps you to focus.
- Chess helps you to develop creativity.
- Chess helps you to develop your problem-solving skills.
- Chess exercises the brain.
Where can I play chess online?
There are a lot of apps where you can play chess online, But the most famous chess-playing app is:
Chess.com
Chess - Play and Learn - Apps on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chess&hl=en&gl=US
ABOUT CHESS.COM
chess.com is a very famous online platform or app to play chess online. More than 10 million chess games are played on this platform. They do have 350,000+ tactics puzzles to improve your FIDE rating or in simple words you can say to improve your skill and brain. Chess.com provides a 3D chess game environment with a lot of custom themes and many more. You can also play with 100+ bots available on chess.com.
Available Chess Variants
- chess960 (Fischer-Random),
- blitz chess,
- puzzle rush,
- bullet chess,
- puzzle battle,
- blindfold chess,
- 3-check,
- king of the hill,
- crazyhouse,
- doubles (bughouse),
- fog of war and many more
PROS:
- Smooth UI, Easy to use
- Variety of chess variants
- More community events
CONS:
- Many features are limited and need to purchase a premium membership to play