Recent games

Office table

from the games played on this laptop

	Player	P	W	D	L	Pts

Source code

Starting position

0.0

Board

Show board coordinates Piece notation Piece animations Win celebration Move method Highlight last move Play sounds Show legal moves White always on bottom

Always promote to queen Winning chances by the board Focus mode during games

Games are stored only in this browser.

Engine depth Show the best move as an arrow Evaluation bar

New game

White Black

Time control

Play the computer

Your name

Level

EasyMakes mistakes. Good for a first game. MediumPunishes loose pieces. HardStrong club player. Good luck.

You play

White Random Black

Clock

♔

Play a colleague

Your name

You play

White Random Black

Clock

Game code Your name

Give your colleague this code. They open Deskmate, choose Play a colleague → Join with a code and type it in.

K7Q-M2X

Waiting for your colleague…

Who is resigning?

Agree to a draw?

Both players should agree before confirming.

Saved games

Finished and abandoned games are kept in this browser (up to 300).

How to play

Drag a piece, or click it and then click where it goes. Dots show where it can go; rings show captures.
On one laptop, the board turns to the side of whoever is to move (setting: Turn the board for each player).
Right-click and drag to draw arrows; right-click a square to circle it.
Play a colleague: create a game and share its 6-character code once. Moves then appear on both laptops as they are played.
Your current game survives a page reload. Finished games go to Saved games.

`←` `→`	Previous / next move
`↑` `↓`	First / last move
`F`	Flip board
`Space`	Pause / resume clocks (same-laptop games)
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Takeback
`N`	New game
`H`	Saved games
`M`	Expand or collapse the menu
`Z`	Focus: show only the board, players and clocks