Best chess plugins for WordPress
The most popular chess plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RPB Chessboard leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Embed Chessboard (500+) and WP Shredderchess (200+). All 19 plugins tagged “chess” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 chess plugins
- 1.
RPB ChessboardThe most installed chess plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Embed Chessboard500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
WP Shredderchess200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Chessgame Shizzle100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
PgnViewerJS50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
Elo Rating Shortcode40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
pgn-viewer-for-lichess40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Daily Chess Puzzle Widget30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 9.
Chess Game Viewer30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 10.
English Chess Data10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 19 plugins tagged “chess”
RPB Chessboard
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,888by yo351 month ago
This plugin allows you to typeset and display chess diagrams and PGN-encoded chess games.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Embed Chessboard
Up in the last 7 days:11#8,639by pgn4web3 months ago
Allows for the insertion of a chessboard displaying chess games within wordpress articles.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Shredderchess
Up in the last 7 days:14#12,060by Marcel Pol1 month ago
Widget that displays the chess puzzle from shredderchess.com.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chessgame Shizzle
Down in the last 7 days:11#15,583by Marcel Pol1 month ago
Chessgame Shizzle is a nice way to integrate chessgames into your WordPress website. Ideal for chess clubs, your chess blog, or any chess related webs …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PgnViewerJS
Up in the last 7 days:197#21,003by mliebelt1 year ago
Integration of @mliebelt/pgn-viewer into WordPress (formarly named PGNViewerJS).
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Elo Rating Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:9#21,445by Marcel Pol1 month ago
Add a Calculator for Elo Rating to your website with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
pgn-viewer-for-lichess
Down in the last 7 days:103#21,684by mliebelt1 year ago
Integration of lichess-pgn-viewer into WordPress.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Daily Chess Puzzle Widget
Up in the last 7 days:6#23,335by Adrian Hanft16 years ago
The Chess Puzzle Widget adds a daily chess puzzle to you blog's sidebar.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chess Game Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:19#25,143by Adrian Hanft13 years ago
The Chess Game Viewer Control Panel is the easiest way to add a customizable chess board to your blog.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
English Chess Data
Up in the last 7 days:254#28,318by Duncan White1 year ago
Display fixtures, results and league tables from the English Chess Federation's League Management System.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chess
#30,197by jacothiart10 years ago
Play Chess against an easy computer.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-ChessFlash
Up in the last 7 days:1,424#41,222by PJvanErp12 years ago
Allows display of a chessgame using the ChessFlash viewer
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bednar Chess Replay
#55,608by Marek Bednář3 days ago
Responsive layouts, board themes, fullscreen and readable diagnostics for existing Embed Chessboard games.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 67/day
Chessdiag
Up in the last 7 days:10,062#59,975by wouf5 months ago
Generate chess diagrams easily in your posts and pages using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Human2Human Chess Duell
Up in the last 7 days:3,077#64,446by strychni0x1 month ago
Two people play chess online against each other - just share a link. No AI, full chess rules, server-side move validation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LNC Chessboard
#67,155by latenightbuilder10 days ago
Embed live chess.com and Lichess player profiles, plus interactive PGN game viewers with replay and analysis, via shortcode or block.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChessPairings
#72,009by stefanoloberti2 months ago
Display chess tournaments managed on my.chesspairings.org directly on your WordPress site: standings, pairings, registered players, calendar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DWZ-Vereinsliste
Down in the last 7 days:15,672#72,262by nuerenberg2 months ago
Displays a club's DWZ (German rating) list as a Gutenberg block. Data is fetched from the German Chess Federation (DSB) API and requires an API token.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Chess Podium
Down in the last 7 days:18,751#73,449by Marco Belemmi21 days ago
Manage chess tournaments from WordPress: players, Swiss pairings, results, standings, and exports. Free plan: up to 10 players per tournament.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day