“It is pretty good,, never know what the game is going to start off with, so it keeps you on your toes. So far so good,, several times I set up for the kill and they ended the game and gave me the loss and there was enough time on the…”
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4.5 ★2,454 ratings
100K+Downloads
4+Age rating
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Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Most people don't play chess online. Not because they don't love chess, but because a real game takes too long, and getting good seems to mean memorizing openings and grinding out endgames. Zapp Chess fixes that.
Zapp is real chess, just shortened. Every game starts in the middlegame, so there are no openings to memorize and no slow endgame to grind. A full game takes about 3 minutes. It feels exactly like playing chess, because it is, but it finally fits into your day.
You win by building a clear material lead, not by hunting a long checkmate. That keeps every game fast, decisive, and focused on the moves that actually matter.
A quick game on your commute. A few rounds over coffee. Real online chess, on the go, whenever you have three minutes. And because the clock gives you a full 3 minutes, you're playing real chess, not scrambling through frantic speed chess.
WHY ZAPP CHESS…
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“very cool. until you are bombarded with ads every game. losses due to bad connection when you have consistent internet. prices outrageous.”
“good game, but the interface causes too many "mouse slips" running the games. pieces fall one square short of where I'm aiming regularly. Also, ads are way, way too much.”
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Store listing updated to version 2.0.111.
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