RELAY / CHESS
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READY
CHESS IS A TEAM SPORT NOW.

Your move.
Your teammate’s next.

Two sides. A shared strategy. A new player every turn.

01 — PICK YOUR SIDE02 — PASS THE TURN03 — WIN TOGETHER
GATHER YOUR TEAM

Let’s play.

Everyone joins from their own device with the invite link.

If the timer runs out, the other team wins.

Each browser tab is its own seat. To test several players on one computer, open the invite link in a new, empty tab — a duplicated tab copies the seat.

THE RULES OF THE RELAY

Play your turn.
Trust your team.

  1. White moves first. Each team follows its playing order — in a shared room, the order players joined.
  2. After your move, the other team plays. Your next teammate handles your team’s next move.
  3. Select a piece, then a highlighted square. Castling, en passant and promotion are all supported. To castle, move the king two squares.
  4. Checkmate wins. Stalemate, threefold repetition, insufficient material and the fifty-move rule end in a draw automatically.
  5. The host can pause, pass an absent player’s turn to their next teammate, and start a rematch with sides swapped. Passing does not reset the clock.
  6. Team chat is private to your team. Global chat reaches everyone in this room.

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Choose your promotion

Your pawn has earned an upgrade.