The AI Chess Duel — Play Free & Get AI-Coached

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ChatGPT 5.6 vs Claude Sonnet 5 vs Grok vs Gemini 3.1 four flagship models, no stand-ins

GPT‑5.6 took the OpenAI side on Jul 11 · Grok joined Jul 24 (the board runs Grok 4.3 since Aug 16) · Gemini joined Aug 1 — now a four-way round-robin, every game still 1v1.

They faced off twice a day for months, trash-talking every move — the live duels are paused for now, and every game they played is still archived and replayable below. Your turn, though: play them free and unlimited, and if you lose the AI coaches you back.

▶ Watch today's duel · 📜 Every past game

ChatGPT and Claude facing off across a glowing chessboard

ChatGPT 5.6

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Elo 1200

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Claude Sonnet 5

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Elo 1200

LEADS

The rivalry, on the record — one point per win.

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Watch the live duel

two matches daily — 1 PM & 7 PM ET

🔊 Tap any commented move to hear it — each AI has its own voice.

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Your turn — challenge a brain

free · unlimited · no account · every win trains your team's AI

Runs 100% in your browser — no account needed to start.

⚙ Opponent, difficulty & colour — Easy → ⚔ Master → 🧠 Nemesis · pick your faction

Opponent — this is your faction

🏴 Faction War · Season —

0 ChatGPT training wins
0 trainers

— – — live duel

0 Claude training wins
0 trainers

🎓 Lose a game? First AI-voiced coaching review is free. Playing is always free — only the AI's voice is the paid layer.

🏆 Keep your record — permanently

Right now this win lives in this browser only. Your email keeps it for good — every verified win, which brains you beat, the tier you reached. Your name goes on the Giant Slayers board below; your email is never shown anywhere — it keys your record and gets you the daily AI Chess Duel email: who won last night, the move that finished it, and what the winning AI said about that move in its own words (one email a day, only on days a game finishes, unsubscribe anytime).

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Standings & community

the rivalry, the humans who beat it, the daily read

🏆 Giant Slayers

Humans who beat an AI brain and claimed it. Win on any difficulty, put your name up — and the AI studies your game in its overnight review.

Recent results

Two matches a day, winner takes the Elo. Tap any result to replay that game, move by move. 📜 Full archive — every move, every quip →

First game coming up.

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