Deckmate

Chess. But somebody slipped roguelike cards into the board.

You know chess. Forget what you know.

Every turn, you draw cards. Play one, and the rules bend — just for a moment, just enough to turn a losing position into a brutal comeback. Rush a pawn three squares in one move. Move two pieces in the same turn. Snap a piece back to safety after it captures. Freeze your opponent's rook in place while you set up the kill.

This isn't chess with a skin. This is chess with a pulse.

⚡ MEGABONKA — Full chaos. Both you and the AI draw and play cards, every single turn. Nobody's safe. Nobody's predictable. This is the mode you came for.

♟️ CLASSIC — You get the cards. The AI doesn't. A built-in handicap for when you want the power fantasy without the payback.

♔ EL CLASSICO — No cards, no chaos, just you, the board, and pure strategy. For purists and cooldowns.

8 power-ups. 4 debuffs. Zero mercy.

Play Kidnap and capture an enemy piece before teleporting your attacker back home like nothing happened. Drop The Dark Templar and move the same piece twice — capture on the first swing, reposition on the second. Freeze your opponent's queen mid-rampage. Send a piece that just moved crawling back with Go Home! Every card is a plan; every hand is a gamble.

Manage your energy, not just your position — cards cost, captures pay you back, and running dry at the wrong moment is how games get lost.

Beat a real opponent. Stockfish-powered AI with selectable strength, from "I'm still learning" to "please stop." Take-backs included, because sometimes the queen sac was a mistake and you know it.

No installs, no accounts, no nonsense. Click and play, right here in your browser.

Chess will never look the same again. Draw your cards.