Chess Break

Five-minute chess breaks: checkmate puzzles, Streak, Rush, a full game vs the computer, and lessons. Offline, no account.

Chess Break: quick chess puzzles and games for your breaks. Free. No account. No ads. No tracking. A 5-minute break that is actually fun. Pick how long you have (1, 3 or 10 minutes) and Chess Break gives you a puzzle or game that fits. No sign-up, no setup. WHY YOU CAN TRUST IT ✔ Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases ✔ No account or email needed ✔ Works offline: it makes no network requests, so nothing leaves your device ✔ Your progress is saved only in your browser, and you can export or delete it any time in Settings ✔ It never reads or changes the websites you visit, including chess sites ✔ Open source (GPL-3.0), so anyone can read exactly what it does: https://github.com/chkrishnamurthy/chess-ext WHAT YOU CAN DO PUZZLES • Mate in 1, 2 and 3: from beginner to tricky. Any move that really works counts, not just one answer. • Daily Puzzle: a new one every day. Build your streak. • Puzzle Rush: 3 minutes, 3 strikes. Beat your best. • Ghost Race: 90 seconds against a ghost of your own best run. • Streak: no clock, keep going until your first miss. • Themes: practise forks, pins, back-rank mates and more. • Coordinates: a 30-second drill to learn the board. PLAY AND LEARN • Quick Game: a full game against the computer. 8 levels, play White or Black. It saves after every move. • Win the Endgame: start from a winning position and finish the job. • Lessons and Learn the Pieces: short, step-by-step practice for beginners. • Hints that teach: a nudge first (which piece), then the idea, then the move. You also get a short explanation after every solve. TRACK YOUR GROWTH Streaks, badges, weekly progress, and a list of your mistakes to retry. MADE FOR EVERYONE 6 board themes, 4 piece styles, light and dark mode, colour-blind-safe colours, large text, reduced motion, and keyboard move input. HOW TO OPEN IT Click the Chess Break icon. It opens as a small window on top of the page you're on, so you never lose your place. Press Alt+Shift+C to open or close it. The extension asks only for the permissions it needs, and each one is explained in the permissions section of this page. CREDITS Puzzles from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Chess engine: Stockfish. Free software under GPL-3.0. Questions or feedback? chalapatikrishna@gmail.com