jiayao/mcp-chess

Overview

An MCP server that lets you play chess against an AI opponent. It exposes chess game actions as MCP tools, enabling AI assistants to make moves, read board state, and manage games programmatically.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI assistants that need a turn-based game interaction for demos or testing

Use cases

• Integrate chess gameplay into an AI assistant or chat interface
• Build a tool that lets an LLM play chess against a user or another AI
• Test and demonstrate MCP server capabilities with a turn-based game

How to use

Tools exposed

• get_board_visualization
• get_turn
• get_valid_moves
• make_move
• new_game
• find_position_in_pgn

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "chess": {\n      "command": "uvx",\n      "args": [\n        "mcp-chess"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

An MCP server that lets you play chess against an AI opponent. It exposes chess game actions as MCP tools, enabling AI assistants to make moves, read board state, and manage games programmatically.

22 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-05-05. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Integrate chess gameplay into an AI assistant or chat interface
• Build a tool that lets an LLM play chess against a user or another AI
• Test and demonstrate MCP server capabilities with a turn-based game

Pros

• Simple, focused implementation for a single game
• Lets AI assistants interact with a structured turn-based game
• Easy to extend or modify for custom chess logic

Cons

• Limited to chess, not a general-purpose tool
• Small community (22 stars) and minimal documentation
• Requires an MCP-compatible client to use

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