This is also the best app we can recommend to simply sit back and enjoy a game of chess with your friends or family. The app is free, but there are ads and in-app purchases on board.

Another app imaginatively named “Chess,” Optime Software’s effort is a great alternative if you don’t want to spend any money on a chess app and simply want to play games for free.

Sure it's not as flashy or sophisticated as other chess game apps out there, but it's pretty nifty and hassle-free since most people already have Messenger installed in their mobile phones anyway.

The chess lessons are a departure, though, by teaching you to play a game instead of a language or academic subject. “Chess is an ideal fit for Duolingo,” Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of ...

Well, the entire point of the app is to play with other, live human beings. By my count, there are about 26 other chess game apps available for download.