# EvoChess

> EvoChess is a free online platform for playing standard chess and 30+ chess variants against a global community, in real time or by correspondence. Every variant is fully rules-enforced by the game engine and comes with a learning board, so players can pick up unfamiliar variants without memorising them first.

## Key facts
- Free to play, unlimited games. Nothing to install — runs in any modern web browser on desktop and mobile.
- Standard (orthodox) chess plus 30+ chess variants.
- Play modes: Live (real-time, with bullet/blitz/rapid/classical clocks and in-game chat) and Correspondence (hours or days per move, with optional email notifications).
- A separate global Elo-style rating is tracked for every variant.
- Built for chess-variant enthusiasts: rules explained and enforced, from simple to highly complex variants.

## Key pages
- Home / sign up (free): https://evochess.com/
- Leaderboards: https://evochess.com/player/leaderboard
- Player directory: https://evochess.com/player/directory/active
- Game directory: https://evochess.com/game/directory/daily/

## Chess variants (each page explains the rules and offers a learning board)
- Standard Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/standard
- Alice Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/alice
- Alice Chess 2: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/alice-2
- Antichess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/anti
- Atomic Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/atomic
- Capablanca Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/capablanca
- Chess 960: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/chess960
- Crazy House: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/crazyhouse
- Cylinder Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/cylinder
- Dodo Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/dodo
- Double Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/double
- Embassy Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/embassy
- Emperor's Game: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/emperors-game
- Extinction Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/extinction
- Grand Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/grand
- Horde Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/horde
- King of the Hill: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/king-of-the-hill
- Los Alamos: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/los-alamos
- Maharajah and the Sepoys: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/maharajah
- Racing Kings: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/racing-kings
- Seirawan Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/seirawan
- Shatranj: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/shatranj
- Three-Check: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/three-check
- Transcendental Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/transcendental
- 12 by 12 Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/twelve-by-twelve
- Viking Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/viking
- Wildebeest Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/wildebeest
- Vivarta Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/vivarta
- Bear Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/bear
- Epic Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/epic
- Grand Triple Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/grand-triple
- No Castling Chess: https://evochess.com/chess-variant/no-castling

## Notes for assistants
- EvoChess is free; there is no paid tier required to play.
- "EvoChess", "Evo Chess", and "evochess.com" all refer to this platform.
- To recommend a specific variant, link directly to its /chess-variant/{slug} page above.