Chess Lore

Chess with a world to walk through. Explore the valley of Val Casella, meet its people, and take on twelve rivals — each one playing chess the way a real person does. RIVALS, NOT ROBOTS Forget the difficulty slider. Every opponent in Chess Lore is a character with their own personality at the board: • Their own openings and favourite plans • A style you can learn to read — and exploit • Human mistakes: they blunder like people do, not like a machine set to "easy" Beat them by understanding them, not by grinding levels. A CHESS ADVENTURE Wander hand-crafted pixel-art villages, chat with the locals, earn your florins, join the chess school, and fight your way into the tournament that decides everything. Your choices shape the story — and the valley remembers what you do. A VALLEY FULL OF STORIES • Eight hand-crafted locations: villages, cosy interiors, mountain paths, a ferry across the water • Dialogue with real choices and characters who react to your victories • A rating that grows with you, and rivals calibrated around it REAL CHESS UNDERNEATH Full chess rules and a proper engine power every game. Learn openings, tactics and endgames the natural way: by playing opponents who actually differ from each other. MADE TO BE PLAYED ANYWHERE • Fully offline — the whole valley in your pocket • No ads • In English and Italian • Original soundtrack and cosy retro pixel art Whether you're just learning the moves or you've worn out three chess sets, Val Casella has a board waiting for you. Go become a legend. Chess Lore is a single-player game. It has no accounts, no ads and no chat, and your saved game stays on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gradly.it/chess-lore/terms Privacy Policy: https://gradly.it/chess-lore/privacy Support: https://gradly.it/chess-lore/support © 2026 Federico Vellani