Football Chess

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We built six AI bots and ran them against each other 60 times to find out which strategy wins at Football Chess. Here's what the arena taught us — and why beating our best bot is harder than you'd think.

American Football Chess takes chess piece movement and combines it with real American football rules — downs, formations, touchdowns, and penalties. Play free online, no download required.

Take your Football Chess game to the next level with these five essential tactics — from controlling the center to setting up devastating Running Back forks.

New to Football Chess? Learn the rules, pieces, and basic strategy in this complete beginner's guide to the chess variant modeled after American Football.

Football Chess is officially live! Join our pre-season period to help us fix bugs, refine the game, and build our community together.