Knight Rise: Play, Analyze

Knight Rise turns any chess position into instant study material. Play the engine, get your finished games reviewed move by move, learn chess from scratch, scan a board from any screen, and play friends — through any messenger, live on Lichess, or over local Wi-Fi.

The chess engine runs entirely on your phone. No ads, no analytics, no account required.

GAME REVIEW (NEW)
- Import any finished game: paste a PGN, pick one from your history, or drop in a lichess link.
- Every move graded — best to blunder — with accuracy scores, key moments, and coaching text that explains the better plan.
- Step through with the evaluation bar, jump straight to your mistakes, and see the best move drawn on the board.
- Recent reviews are saved and reopen instantly.

PLAY THE ENGINE
- Four difficulty levels, from gentle to full expert strength.
- Real chess clocks with Fischer increment: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, Classical, Custom, or Unlimited.
- Optional rules: move cap, takebacks, draw offers, and move hints.
- Cinematic capture animations. Start from any position with Play FEN.

PLAY A FRIEND, FREE
- Play by Link: make a move and send it through WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS — any messenger. Cryptographically signed so positions cannot be tampered with; optional passphrase privacy.
- Play on Lichess: link your account and play live games with friends through the official Board API. Engine assistance locks automatically during live games — fair play built in.
- Local 1v1 over Wi-Fi or a private hotspot, with chat, emotes, and live captures.

LEARN (FREE)
- A guided path for absolute beginners: the board, the pieces, the rules, then puzzles.
- 21 interactive lessons, from "How to Play" to core tactics.
- 42 practice puzzles grouped by difficulty — beginner mates up to history's greatest combinations — each with engine analysis in plain language.
- Six collectible piece cards with interactive move boards.

DAILY PUZZLE + DAILY GOALS
- One curated endgame every day; streaks unlock permanent badges.
- Three random goals daily with progress bars. No subscription required.

ACHIEVEMENTS
- 100 badges across seven categories, synced with Google Play Games.
- Five PRO Reward Sets and twelve ways to earn free months of PRO just by playing and learning.

SCAN ANY BOARD
- Point your camera at a digital board and Knight Rise recognizes every piece with on-device computer vision.
- Share any screenshot for the engine's view, or use the floating Scan Overlay bubble over any app (Pro).

STUDY TOOLS
- Interactive board: drag pieces freely, paste a FEN, explore lines at your own pace.
- FEN Wallet: save any position to play or analyze later.
- Game history: replay every game, share or download the PGN, or send it straight to Game Review.
- Four board themes, evaluation bar, full dark mode.

DESIGNED FOR LEARNING
Knight Rise is built for review, training, and curiosity. Using an engine during a live rated game is cheating on every platform — Knight Rise asks you to confirm this on first launch and disables all analysis during live Lichess games. Every engine recommendation comes with a written explanation.

MULTI-LANGUAGE
Full English, Spanish, and French — lessons, coach text, and review verdicts included. Switch instantly from Settings.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
The engine, vision pipeline, puzzles, achievements, and game history all live on your device. Nothing is uploaded; there are no ads and no analytics. Connecting a Lichess account is optional — games you play there live on your own Lichess account under Lichess's terms, and you can unlink anytime.

Recent changes:
Live Board: point your camera at a real chessboard and Knight Rise follows the game move by move, then hands you the PGN for Game Review.

• Optional clocks — casual, blitz, rapid or custom
• Open .pgn files straight into Game Review
• Ongoing notification shows whose move it is and the clocks
• Fixed: content could be cut off at the bottom of the Play screen