Onchain chess · Built on Hyperliquid

Every pawn
can promote.

Play ranked for free, duel for real stakes on HyperEVM, climb the leagues and earn Season 0 points from your very first game.

Join the beta Solve today's puzzle
White to move. Mate in 1. Puzzle #001
Opponent (1847)0:43
You (Season 0)1:00

Drag a white piece to its square, or tap it then tap the target.

Why play onchain

Same 64 squares. A better deal for players.

The game doesn't change. What changes is who owns your games, who holds the stakes and who shares the upside.

Ways to play

Free to start. Stakes when you're ready.

Start with free ranked games and puzzles. Move up to stakes, arenas and community games whenever you like.

Leagues & seasons

Start as a pawn. Finish the season as a king.

Points move you up the ladder. Seasons end with promotions, relegations and a cosmetic for each league champion. Points from flagged games are voided.

  1. PawnLeague 1
  2. KnightLeague 2
  3. BishopLeague 3
  4. RookLeague 4
  5. QueenLeague 5
  6. KingTop league

Points & $CHLESS

Points now. Genesis later.

Every week, 1,000,000 points are shared between players based on what they do on CHLESS. The exact formula stays private so it can't be gamed. What points become is revealed at genesis.

  • No VCs. No presale. No discounts.Nobody gets $CHLESS before genesis except players.
  • Points are the only way inPlay, solve, compete. Seasons are tracked from the first game.
  • Revenue buys back $CHLESSWhat the protocol earns goes back into the token.
  • Team tokens are lockedContributors wait well past genesis before anything unlocks.
$CHLESS Revealed at genesis
  • PlayersGenesis and future seasonsThe majority
  • Core contributorsLocked
  • FoundationOperations, audits
  • GrantsBuilders and creators
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Duel rakeArena feesCosmeticsBuilder fees Buybacks

Fair play

Engines don't get paid here.

Real stakes attract cheaters. Every staked game is screened before the escrow releases funds.

Roadmap

Played in four phases.

  1. Now

    Opening

    • Web app with wallet sign-in
    • Ranked play and daily puzzles
    • Season 0 points start
  2. Next

    Middlegame

    • Stake duels on HyperEVM testnet
    • Mainnet with capped stakes
    • Fair-play screening v1
  3. Later

    Endgame

    • Arenas and leagues
    • Board and piece cosmetics
    • In-app trading via builder codes
  4. When it's earned

    Promotion

    • $CHLESS genesis
    • Points are converted
    • Buybacks switch on

Beta

Get your beta invite.

The closed beta opens to the waitlist first. Founding Players get in early, and early will be remembered.

  • First in line for the betaInvites go out in the order people joined.
  • Founding Player statusFor those who show up and play during the beta.

We only keep your email (and X handle if you add it) to send the beta invite and CHLESS news. No tracking, no ads, never sold or shared. To be removed, email privacy@chless.xyz. We will never ask for your seed phrase or for a wallet connection here.