Play King's Gambit 3D Free Online
King's Gambit is a free HTML5 board-game collection. One page holds six 3D games: chess, Chinese chess (Xiangqi), Go, shogi, checkers, and reversi. You can play against the computer, sit across from a friend on the same device, or study famous chess games. Nothing to download.
How to start a match
Pick a game on the menu, choose Computer or 2 Players, set Easy / Medium / Hard if you want an AI, then press Take the Field. After the short rules card, press To Battle. Click a piece to see legal squares, then click a destination. Drag to orbit the board and scroll to zoom.
What each game is
- Chess: Standard international chess with castling, promotion, and en passant. Famous games such as the Opera Game can be studied or auto-played.
- Chinese chess / Xiangqi: The palace, river, and cannon rules from the classic Chinese board game.
- Go: Territory play on a 3D goban with capture by surrounding.
- Shogi: Japanese chess, including drops from the hand after a capture.
- Checkers: Forced captures and kinging on the dark squares.
- Reversi: Flip enclosed discs until the board is full.
King's Gambit FAQ
Is King's Gambit free?
Yes. It runs in the browser with no account and no install step.
Does it work on a phone?
The 3D board is built for a pointer and a reasonably wide screen. A tablet or a landscape phone can work; a small portrait phone is tighter than chess on a 2D grid.
Is this the same as the Chinese Chess page on this site?
No. Chinese Chess is the dedicated Xiangqi remake. King's Gambit is a six-game 3D collection that also includes Xiangqi.