Arkadium launches Multiplayer Chess Online on July 20

Arkadium announced today that it is celebrating International Chess Day on July 20 with the launch of a new game: Multiplayer Chess Online. As the name suggests, this game — which is part of Arkadium’s online platform and can be played on PC and mobile devices — offers players the chance to face off on the chess board with others around the world. It’ll be available to play on Arkadium’s site with no downloads necessary this coming weekend.

Multiplayer Chess Online offers players public and private matches, with eleven difficulty levels ranging from trivial to grandmaster. The multiplayer options range from coded rooms for friends to Local Play for matchups with nearby enthusiasts. Players can also spectate other matches with the Rooms feature, which shows all public matches — if players can’t join, they can watch to pick up tips on how to improve their own play.

Dan Butchko, Arkadium’s director of developer relations, told GamesBeat in an interview: “We created our new Multiplayer Chess Online game to entertain a variety of chess players – enthusiasts or newcomers. We’re pretty excited to be able to offer chess enthusiasts the chance to challenge friends and players around the world in seamless and simple two-player matchups… Within seconds, you’re in our game. No installs. No matchmaking delays. Best of all? You have millions of our monthly players to hop right into a game with.”

Butchko also pointed out the new title is meant to complement Arkadium’s existing Chess Online game. “Our first game was a single player experience, whereas this new game as evident in the name, offers a unique multiplayer experience and a host of robust features and support which we think chess fans will greatly enjoy… We want Multiplayer Chess Online to offer the classic excitement of chess in a seamless and elegant game that people can play for free, anytime, anywhere and with anyone.”