Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.
## About This Game
Lazy Chess is a non-profit chess puzzle that aims to innovate the game and
reduce the intimidation factor for new or self-conscious players. On average,
there are more than 30 legal chess moves available to a player in a turn,
creating vigintillions (that’s 10 followed by 63 zeros) of possibilities
throughout a game. Lazy Chess compresses all those possibilities. Every turn,
it offers you the best 2, 3 or 4 moves you could make. The only catch? You
won’t know which move is the best!
The world’s most sophisticated chess engine, Stockfish, analyzes the board and
offers you the best two moves, but it won’t tell you which move is best until
after you’ve confirmed your choice. The board plays as a real chess game would
while limiting your selections. In any turn, your options may allow you to
defend, progress, capture, or even use special rules such as castling. The
moves provided in Lazy Chess can always win the match, but how strong are your
decisions?
Lazy Chess is designed to take the stress out of chess. By simplifying the
game, players of all levels will be able to play good chess with winning
strategies. Those new to chess will learn creative moves and tactics, and
those with experience can play with speed against a world-class neural
network. Compete against an AI opponent, online with strangers or friends, or
with the person next to you!
Looking for a greater challenge? Lazy Chess offers dozens of settings and
variants, introducing random moves, varying Stockfish “depth” and a real-time
advantage tracker. Challenge Mode allows you to use the openings of famous
games and see if you can progress with the grandmasters. Those looking for
further analysis of their games can copy the PGN of their game to their
clipboard, or analyze it externally on external sites!
Lazy Chess was created by Cinq-Mars Media, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
developing educational games and technology, support of scientific research
related to human safety and education, and to make such technology and
research available on a charitable basis.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable. | |
RAM | 512 MB RAM | |
OS | Windows 7 and later | |
HDD Space | 200 MB available space |
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | An Intel/M1 processor that's 64-bit | |
RAM | 512 MB RAM | |
OS | OS X 10.9 and later | |
HDD Space | 200 MB available space |
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable | |
RAM | 512 MB RAM | |
HDD Space | 300 MB available space |