Drawless Chess

Offline chess for Android and iOS

Every game has a winner.

For chess players who want familiar play without routine draws. Choose from eight on-device opponents on Android, iPhone, or iPad. The Android app also shows where the game turned and what you could have played instead—privately, on your device.

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One-time purchase · US price $4.99 · No subscriptions or in-app purchases

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Drawless Chess game against Vesper on the Imperial Marble board.
Material decides after 50 moves
Checkmate still winsFive board themesEight opponentsAndroid Game Review

Private, on-device Game Review for Android

The game ends. The learning starts.

In the Android app, see where the position changed and what you could have played instead. The Drawless-tuned Fairy-Stockfish engine analyzes your decisions using the exact rules you played. Everything runs on your device—there is no game upload or cloud analysis. Reviews are available from the completed game and are not kept as a separate review history.

  1. Grades focused on your choices

    See Best, Good, Inaccuracy, Mistake, and Blunder grades for the decisions you controlled.

  2. Better moves, with context

    Compare stronger alternatives, short suggested lines, and the engine evaluation from your side.

  3. Replay the turning points

    Step through every position, jump between issues, flip the board, and follow the better-move arrow.

Drawless Chess Game Review on the Imperial Marble board, grading f3 as a Blunder, recommending c4, and showing the c4 Nc6 Nc3 e5 line, evaluation, and better-move arrow.
Android Game Review · analysis runs on your device

Choose your platform

Take Drawless Chess with you.

Buy the full game once on your chosen platform. There are no subscriptions, ads, or purchases inside the app.

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The Drawless rules

Familiar chess. Decisive endings.

The board and pieces are familiar. Drawless rules change what happens when ordinary chess would stop without a winner.

Stalemate loses

Under the default rule, a player with no legal move loses.

Third repetition loses

Cause the same position a third time and you lose—unless every legal move repeats.

Dead positions decide

When checkmate becomes impossible, the selected dead-position rule awards the game.

Bare king loses

A player left with only a king loses immediately.

After 50 moves without a pawn move or capture, material points decide the winner. Try the rules in the Web Casual preview.

Built for real games

Start quickly. Stay focused.

Quick Play gets you to the board in one tap. Custom games let you choose your side, opponent, rules, and clock.

Play your way

Untimed, 3-, 5-, or 10-minute games, plus a 15+10 control.

See the whole game

Legal moves, captures, material, history, and optional threats.

Keep your momentum

Resume, hints, undo, rematches, local records, and streaks. Launch Game Review from the completed result on Android.

Eight opponents

Meet Vesper. Then climb the ranks.

Each illustrated opponent has a distinct playing strength and personality. Level names are descriptive—not Elo claims.

Five themes

Make the board yours.

Move from veined marble to warm sandstone, cool slate, aged copper, or amethyst crystal. Your choice is remembered on your device.

  • Imperial Marble
  • Desert Sandstone
  • Glacier Slate
  • Verdigris Copper
  • Amethyst Geode
Theme picker showing five Drawless Chess board styles.

Private by design

Your game stays your game.

No account. No ads. No analytics or tracking. Games, settings, and preferences stay on your device. Android Game Reviews also stay local, subject to the backup settings you choose.

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Open source

Built in the open.

Drawless Chess is licensed under GNU GPL version 3 or later. Explore the project, its license, and third-party notices.

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