Every move is a capture. Keep taking pieces until only one is left standing.
Tap or drag a piece to pick it up, and its captures light up. Tap a highlighted piece to take it.
Each piece captures the same way it moves in chess.
Every move must land on another piece. There is no moving to an empty square.
The king can capture, but it can never be captured. If there is a king, it must be the last piece standing.
Some captures leave the board stuck with pieces still on it and no moves left. If you reach a dead end, undo or reset and try a different order.
New to chess?
Rooks capture in straight lines.
Bishops capture diagonally.
Queens capture in straight lines or diagonally.
Knights capture in an L shape.
Kings capture one square in any direction.
Pawns capture one square diagonally upward.
Want the full basics? The excellent free lessons at lichess.org will teach you how the pieces move.
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Chess Solitaire
A chess puzzle with no opponent. Chain captures in the right order until one piece is left standing. Learn more
Daily puzzles · 19 October 2026
No moves left
There are still pieces on the board, but no legal captures remain. Undo your last move or reset the board to try another path.
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