The one place to play every variant of atomic chess — Atomic, Atomic960, Duck, Valentine, WolfRandom and more. Free in your browser, against the computer or online, with live tournaments and the whole community all in one place.
Never played atomic? The interactive tutorial teaches you the explosions and the win condition in four quick moves.
Start learning →Atomic, Atomic960, Duck, Valentine and more — against the computer, or challenge a friend online with your Lichess account.
Play now →Rated ladders in every variant, live arena tournaments, leaderboards and achievements to chase.
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Get involved →Atomic chess takes two minutes to learn: our interactive tutorial has you triggering explosions and detonating kings on a real board, no reading required. Then meet all six variants and analyse anything with a real engine.
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