Pocket Shuffle Chess

Two Player Chess on One Device

Play two player chess on one device. Pass and play with a friend in the same room - no account, no download, no second device needed.

Play chess against a friend sitting next to you, on a single phone, tablet or laptop. Pass the device back and forth after each move - no second device, no account, and no internet match to wait for.

Why pass and play

• Nothing to install and nobody to add as a friend first.
• No matchmaking queue, so a game starts the moment you open the page.
• Good for teaching someone: you can talk through a move before it is played.
• Works offline once the page has loaded.

How it works

Player 1 moves, hands the device over, and Player 2 replies. The board is shared, so both players see the same position. Games are played on the compact Pocket Shuffle Chess board, which keeps a full game to a few minutes rather than an hour.

If your opponent is not in the room, you can send them a challenge link instead and play the same setup asynchronously.