Welcome to Betterthanchess.com - the future of chess online. Betterthanchess brings you something you haven't seen before: 3D real-time chess straight from of your browser. Enjoy free chess online with no account required. Online game with a friend: You can play an online game with a friend easily. First select a time control from the list. Next, send your friend the unique link to play. Anyone you share this link with will be queued up and you can play internet chess with them too. Online chess with an opponent: If that doesn't work for you, you can always challenge a player who's also looking for a chess game. Matches are set up based on availability and rank. Your rank represents your skill level. You will always be paired with someone matching your skill level roughly. Online game with a user: If you're willing to setup an account you can challenge your friends more easily once you add them. You can also see when they're online. Simply invite them to a game with a single click. Against the computer: If you're looking for something different the computer might be right for you. It includes a difficultly slider - and unlike other chess websites this one has the whole skill level spectrum. Play the stupidest computer opponent to the hardest. The online chess engine is written in pure JavaScript and is executed on your machine. 3D internet chess against the computer, who knew? 1-2 players: If you're looking to play against yourself or perhaps someone at the same computer the 1-2 players option is right for you. Spectate: Betterthanchess.com let's you spectate other players via a clean interface. You can spectate your friends or top matches. Or if you're bored, you might just learn a thing or two. Analysis: After you're finished playing chess you can always analyze your games. It will show you where you could have done better. Each move recommendation is shown to you as a brilliant 3d arrow! Several recommended moves are given for each player every for every turn. The analysis and recommendations will always be free. No accounts: Most features on the site are completely free and require absolutely no account to access. Play chess online anonymous or as a guest. Chat: The site also features a standard chat system, private messages to friends are quick and easy. Customization: Play chess online the way you want, most everything is fully customizable. The game has many themes to choose from. Environments change the lighting and sky-box of the scene. Chess pieces and the board can be customized as well. You can even adjust the game's GUI to your liking. Accounts: Creating an account lets you upload your own profile picture, and grants you access to extra features like the friend system. Statistics: Once you have an account your statistics can be recorded. Track your progress. Improve your game. Miscellaneous: Other features include a standard chess score-sheet. You can also save games you've played by downloading the PNG file after your match. There is even a 2D mode available. Share your matches with others with the share functionality Visuals: 3D chess online has never been more beautiful. Special effects like bloom, shadows and reflections are available. Questions, bugs, suggestions, ect? Email us at: support@betterthanchess.com

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