Say the move.
Watch it land.

Play chess against the computer by speaking your moves. VocalChess reads its replies aloud, asks when it isn't sure what it heard, and lets you hide the board to train blindfold. No account, and after a one-time speech model download, it plays offline.

Coming soon to iPhone

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Checkmate — White wins

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1. e4 e52. Nf3 d63. d4 Bg44. dxe5 Bxf35. Qxf3 dxe56. Bc4 Nf67. Qb3 Qe78. Nc3 c69. Bg5 b510. Nxb5 cxb511. Bxb5+ Nbd712. O-O-O Rd813. Rxd7 Rxd714. Rd1 Qe615. Bxd7+ Nxd716. Qb8+ Nxb817. Rd8#

“rook d8”Rd8#

Morphy’s Opera Game, Paris 1858, played by voice.

Built to play without looking

Say it the way you think it

“Knight f3”, “e takes d5”, “castle queenside”. Say “undo” to take a move back, or “resign” to end the game.

It asks before it guesses

When the app isn't sure what it heard, it asks you to confirm by voice or tap. If nobody answers, it drops the move. It never plays a guess.

Everything stays on your device

Speech recognition and the chess engine run on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Learn

Playing by voice How to say chess moves out loudSpeak any chess move clearly, from "e4" and "knight f3" to captures, castling and promotion, plus the words that trip up speech recognition. Blindfold chess Blindfold chess: how to start trainingWhat blindfold chess is, why it sharpens your calculation, and a step-by-step way to start playing without seeing the board.