How to Play Chess Super
Play friends online, beat the bot, daily puzzles, rated matches with Elo.
Chess Super is a full chess game in the browser with real rules: castling, en passant, promotion, checkmate, stalemate, threefold repetition, the fifty-move rule and insufficient material are all handled by the engine. You start at an 800 rating and every rated game moves it up or down using an Elo calculation against your opponent's rating.
It suits beginners who want a friendly bot named Chintu and regulars who want 3, 5 or 10 minute online games with a friend. The daily puzzle and the 105-puzzle practice set give a quick tactics workout when there is no time for a full game.
Controls
- Tap or click a piece to select it; legal destination squares are highlighted.
- Tap the destination square to move. Tap another of your pieces to switch selection.
- When a pawn reaches the last rank a Promote To popup asks for queen, rook, bishop or knight.
- Hint, Takeback and Resign buttons sit under the board; Hint and Takeback only work against the computer.
- The clocks for both players are shown beside the avatars and count down on the side to move.
How to play, step by step
- Pick Quick Match, Play Online (create or join a room by code), VS Computer, Daily Puzzle, Solve Puzzles or Pass and Play.
- For VS Computer choose Easy (Chintu, 600), Medium (Sharma Ji, 1000) or Hard (Grandmaster G, 1400), your colour, and a 3, 5 or 10 minute clock.
- Play normal chess: checkmate the opponent's king or win on time when their clock runs out.
- Use Hint if stuck; it shows a medium-strength bot move. Takeback undoes your last move against the computer.
- For puzzles, find the mate in 1 or mate in 2; the board tells you which colour moves.
- After a bot game, open the post-game review to see where the game turned.
Rules and scoring
- Rated modes (online and VS Computer) cost 100 coins entry; the winner takes 190 and a draw returns the stake.
- Elo updates after every rated game using the opponent's rating: 600, 1000 or 1400 for bots, their real rating for online players.
- Draws are declared for stalemate, threefold repetition, insufficient material and the fifty-move rule.
- Pass and Play is unrated and free.
- Daily puzzle pays 50 coins and extends your puzzle streak if you solved yesterday too; practice puzzles pay 20 coins each. Using the solution reveal pays nothing.
Tips to score higher
- Against Chintu, simple development and central pawns win; it blunders pieces when attacked twice.
- Sharma Ji punishes hanging pieces but rarely plans, so build slowly and wait for its mistakes.
- Grandmaster G searches deeper; trade queens early if you are ahead and play for endgames.
- On the 3 minute clock, premove-style speed matters: decide your reply while the bot is thinking.
- In mate-in-2 puzzles look for checks first, then quiet moves that cut off the king's escape squares.
- Use Takeback sparingly; it is free but each use hides the lesson the blunder would have taught you.
Modes and challenges
- Quick Match: instant rated game against a stranger.
- Play Online: room code or invite link, 3/5/10 minute clocks, bots can fill a seat.
- VS Computer: three named bots, colour choice, rated with Elo.
Frequently asked questions
How is my rating calculated?
It uses a standard Elo formula. Beating a higher-rated opponent gains more points than beating a weaker one, and a draw against a stronger player still gains a little.
Can I take back a move online?
No. Takeback works only against the computer.
What if my opponent disconnects?
The clock keeps running for the side to move. If their time runs out you win on time and the rating update applies as normal.
Where do the puzzles come from?
They are mined from engine games and verified, so every mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 has exactly one correct first move. The daily puzzle is the same for everyone that day.