Chessveda
An all-in-one chess platform priced for India, with prize tournaments on top.
Chessveda at a glance
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Best for | Beginner (0 – 1200), Intermediate (1200 – 1800) |
| Publisher | MIDAS 24X7 GAMES PRIVATE LIMITED |
| Website | chessveda.com |
| Launched | 2026 |
| Last reviewed |
About Chessveda
Chessveda is a play-and-learn chess platform from New Delhi, on the web, iOS and Android. It covers the familiar ground: rated games against other players, bots, themed puzzles, four built-in lessons (pieces, openings, tactics, endgames), Stockfish game reports, a leaderboard and a community feed. What sets it apart from the global platforms is local: memberships are billed in rupees through Razorpay and the App Store at a fraction of Western prices, and some tournaments carry entry fees and cash prizes. Everything beyond the marketing pages - puzzles included - needs a free account, by email or Google.
The verdict
Chessveda is a Chess.com-shaped platform built in New Delhi: play rated games against people or bots, solve themed puzzles, work through four built-in lessons, get a Stockfish report on finished games, climb a leaderboard. It does those things competently on the web, iPhone and Android, and it has shipped steadily since its January 2026 launch. It does not do any of them in a way a player couldn't already get, often better and with a bigger pool of opponents, from Chess.com or for nothing at Lichess.
The case for it is the market it was built for. Memberships are billed in rupees - ₹99 to ₹329 a month on the App Store, less on yearly plans through Razorpay - and a family plan covers up to six people. For an Indian household paying for chess out of local wages, that is a real difference, and it is the reason a player might pick Chessveda over a global platform charging in dollars.
The feature that most separates it from a training app is the tournament section, where some events charge an entry fee and pay out cash prizes. That is skill gaming, not study, and the terms accordingly restrict the platform to adults. Parents looking for a learning app for a child should note it; adults who want money on the line should know that is what the format is.
The rest is the usual caveats of a young platform. The puzzles and everything else sit behind a sign-up, analysis only covers games played on Chessveda, the paid "Play Coach" and move explanations are unverifiable from outside, and the Play Store rating (3.6, with ads in the free tier) sits well below the iOS one. For a beginner-to-intermediate player in India who wants one inexpensive app for playing and casual training, Chessveda is a reasonable choice. Anyone else should start at Lichess.
Pros
- Priced for its market: the top tier costs ₹329 a month on the App Store, a fraction of what Chess.com or the Western training apps charge in India
- Everything in one account across web, iPhone and Android - play, bots, puzzles, lessons, game reports
- Actively shipped: first on iOS in January 2026, version 1.7.1 by late September, with both stores updated the same week
- Game reports run on Stockfish rather than an opaque in-house evaluation
Cons
- Nothing here is new. Every feature exists, usually more polished and with a far larger player pool, on Chess.com or for free on Lichess - the case for Chessveda is price and locality, not product
- Paid-entry tournaments with cash prizes put real money on the outcome of online games, which is a different proposition from a training app; the terms restrict the platform to users aged 18 and over
- Analysis only covers games played on Chessveda - there is no way to paste in a PGN from elsewhere
- Puzzles and every other feature sit behind sign-up; the site can't be tried without an account
- The "AI coach" and move explanations are paid features with nothing public showing how they work
- The two stores disagree: 4.8 from 17 ratings on iOS, 3.6 from 83 reviews on Play, where the free version carries ads
- Generic marketing ("fastest-growing chess platform", "loved by chess players across the globe") with no founders, coaches or titled players named anywhere on the site
Features
Pricing
Free account with ads; three paid tiers priced in Indian rupees, so they can't be expressed in the directory's currencies. App Store prices: Gold ₹99/month or ₹999/year, Platinum ₹199/month or ₹1,999/year, Diamond ₹329/month or ₹3,299/year. The website shows the same tiers as yearly plans broken down per month (₹83.25, ₹166.58, ₹274.92) and adds a Friends & Family plan for 2-6 members, from ₹190/month for two. Paid tiers remove ads and add game review, move explanations and the "Play Coach". Some tournaments charge a separate entry fee for cash prizes. Prices as listed on 1 October 2026.