Lifeline Chess
Chess with a Classic Twist
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Play Ad Free Chess with a Classic Twist - Choose 3 Lifelines per Game or Play Classical. Run the Gauntlet, Post Challenges, Create Bots, Sit N Go's, Make Puzzles.
Lifeline Chess brings Chess gameplay to a new level with innovative strategic power-ups called Lifelines while providing a multitude of gameplay creation and community sharing tools.
KEY FEATURES:
• 8 Unique Lifelines: One time use
• Real-Time Multiplayer: Compete against friends
• Create Bots: Play against our themed bots or create your own with unique mechanics
• Custom Games: Create challenges with your bots to share or play community made games
• Tournament System: Compete in Knockout or Swiss-format tournaments
• Stockfish 17.1 Analysis: Review your games with full breakdowns
• Community Puzzles: Sharpen your skills or make your own to share!
• Rematch Clause: Enjoy more series matches
• Light, Dark and 80's Modes
LIFELINE POWER-UPS:
• Pawn Uprising: Move two separate pawns
• Best Move: Get computer recommendation
• Shield: Protect a piece from capture for 1 turn
• Freeze: Opponent piece cannot move for 1 turn
• Teleport: Randomly teleport your king to safety
• Second Chance: Undo your last move
• Revive: Bring back a captured piece as a pawn
• Add Time: Plus 30 seconds to your clock
GAME MODES:
• Matching: Jump into games vs human players
• Custom Challenges: Play or design games
• Community Made Puzzles: make and share
• Sit N Go Tournaments: Swiss-style or Knockout
Whether you're looking to improve your chess skills or just have fun with friends, Lifeline Chess offers a fresh take on the classic game while implementing a community style sharing and creation system for all chess aspects.
Download now and join the Lifeline Chess Family!
Ratings & Reviews
8 Level Gauntlet now live, including NEW Skeleton King bot that raises dead pawns. Have Fun!
The developer, Michael Tillman, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Michael Tillman
- Size
- 8.7 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifeline Chess Full Game $3.99
- Copyright
- © Lifeline Chess, LLC

