A tournament-strength engine with an AI coach built in. Play, analyse any position, and understand exactly why each move matters.
⚡ OPTIMIZED FOR LOW MOBILE DATA — USES 80% LESS DATA THAN OTHER CHESS PLATFORMS
AfriChess combines a battle-tested 2050 ELO classical engine with a platform optimized specifically for the African chess ecosystem.
Built from the ground up to operate seamlessly on 3G/4G networks. Play dozens of matches for a fraction of the data consumed by global alternatives.
Join weekly tournaments and live arenas. Match up against regional club players, university champions, and masters in real-time Swiss and Arena structures.
Lobby empty? Instantly challenge our custom-built native C++ engine. Programmed with a sharp, aggressive tactical style to mimic real club room opponents.
Earn points, climb your country's local rankings, and show off your tactical skills. Track your progression with an advanced ELO rating system.
Don't just look at engine numbers. Get a complete post-game breakdown explaining your blunders and tactical turning points in plain English.
No heavy app store downloads required. AfriChess runs perfectly inside any mobile browser, keeping your device storage entirely free.
Compete against the sharpest minds across the continent. Low-data optimized, completely free entry, cash prizes.
1st: $30 | 2nd: $15 | 🏆 Top Female: $10
Stress-testing the server matchmaking lobby. Free entry.
First live system run. Help us find bugs, play against the dev.
Why AfriChess exists
I'm a Speech-Language Therapist based in Rwanda. I've played chess competitively for years and got tired of platforms that treat Africa as an afterthought — slow on mobile, foreign timezones, no continental community.
So I built AfriChess from scratch. The chess engine — SenkabalaIII — is written in C++ and compiles to WebAssembly so it runs entirely in your browser. It plays at ~2050 ELO. The whole platform uses 80% less data than any other chess site because bandwidth costs money here.
No investors. No ads. No paywalls on anything that matters. Just chess — built by an African developer, for African players.
— Isa, Founder & Developer · Ugandan, based in Kigali
A clean REST API. Send a FEN, get back the best move, evaluation, and an AI coaching explanation. Integrate it in minutes.
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