Mini Chess

About the game

Chess, but the board shrank in the wash. There are 25 layouts, some named after old experiments like Los Alamos, others made up for this game. With so few squares, one careless move and your queen is gone.

The AI sits across from you in four difficulty levels. Beat it and the next board in that group opens. Clear a harder level on a board you already won and you pick up another star. The stars rank you on the leaderboard. Each board has a small history blurb and a rules card, and you will want that card, since the details differ from board to board.

How to play

• White is yours, so you always go first. Touch a piece and its legal squares light up. Touch one of those squares to send the piece there.
• You win by trapping the enemy king in checkmate or by simply taking it. Pawns promote on the far rank. Castling and en passant do not exist here.
• Check the Rules button on each board for pawn double-steps and what ends a game in a draw.
• Undo rewinds your last move. Out of undos? Watch a short ad for one more.

• Free
• No download
• Works on phones