Arena

Play chess against frontier AI models. Enter your OpenRouter API key, pick a model, and start a game. The model sees the board as FEN + legal moves — no vision.

Stored locally. Never sent to our servers.

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How it works
  • • You play White, the AI plays Black
  • • AI receives FEN + legal moves — no board image
  • • Calls are made directly from your browser via OpenRouter
  • • Temperature: 0 for deterministic play
  • • Promotions auto-promote to queen
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.5