Everything in one chess home
More ways to play. Better reasons to return.
Busted Minds Chess brings quick games, deliberate study, and welcoming competition into one polished home—designed to stay useful whether the room is busy or you are the only player awake.
Public beta, built with care
We are launching in public beta. Availability may change as reliability, accessibility, and fair-play systems are validated; the core Local and Vs AI experiences remain free.
Play your way
Online
Account for rated playMatch by clock and rating, invite a friend, reconnect after a drop, or meet a calibrated house player when the live pool is quiet.
Vs AI
No account neededChoose a strength and style. Browser-based Stockfish keeps analysis and move calculation on your device whenever possible.
Local
Works offlineShare one screen for hotseat chess with clocks, legal move guidance, board flipping, and no sign-in or database usage.
One connected platform
Built around the player, not the queue
Learn from every position
Daily puzzles, opening practice, focused lessons, mistake review, endgame drills, and an analysis board that grows with you.
Compete with context
Separate time-control ratings, provisional placement, leaderboards, achievements, Arena and Swiss events, plus private club tournaments.
A chess-first community
Public profiles, clubs, challenges, annotated games, reactions, safe messages, and visible block, mute, and report controls.
Made for real devices
Responsive boards, keyboard controls, move announcements, reduced motion, high contrast, low-bandwidth preferences, and installable PWA support.
Private by default
Local and direct AI games avoid cloud writes unless you choose to save. Large engine results stay in your browser by default.
Useful from day one
Distinct fictional house players can support queues, demonstrations, and configured events without pretending to be human players.
Serious chess without an always-on engine bill.
Clocks render locally. Stockfish runs in a Web Worker. Local and AI play avoid cloud traffic until you save. Online state is compact and authoritative. That architecture keeps the service responsive while respecting shared-resource limits.
Your move
Start with a board. Keep what matters.
Play instantly as a guest, then create a permanent account when you want ratings, events, friends, and saved progress.