Gaia Saga Chess

Chess for children aged 4 to 8

Learn chess by rescuing dragons

A big adventure across 16 regions where every piece is a hero. A narrator reads everything aloud, so no reading is needed.

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Why children and parents love it

Learning through play

Every piece has a mission: collect the keys, dodge the watchers and beat the alien in a real game.

Chess Academy

Short exercises on check, checkmate and first openings, with stars and coins for practising.

No ads, no surprises

One payment, no subscription. Coins are only earned by playing — they are never sold.

Made for little ones

Big picture buttons, a friendly voice and 12 heroes with their own powers.

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose your hero

    Lena or Elan — then type your name.

  2. 2

    Rescue the dragon

    The Zarko aliens have chained the guardians. Win back the keys in ten challenges.

  3. 3

    Win the game

    At the end of each region, a chess duel with the alien awaits. Win it and the dragon is free!

See the game

Real screenshots from Gaia Saga Chess.

The world map: 16 regions to rescue.
The world map: 16 regions to rescue.
Every country has ten stops with real places and fun facts.
Every country has ten stops with real places and fun facts.
Key challenges: Pierre’s power shows the plan with numbers.
Key challenges: Pierre’s power shows the plan with numbers.
At the end of every region, a real game of chess.
At the end of every region, a real game of chess.

The Academy: chess step by step

19 lessons with exercises that change every time. Little text: children move the pieces, the voice guides them, and practice earns stars and coins.

The pieces

Each region teaches how one piece moves: knight, bishop, rook, queen, king and pawn. Then all of them together.

Check

  • Give check
  • Escape check

Checkmates

  • Back rank mate
  • The queen’s kiss
  • The rook ladder
  • Rook and king at the edge
  • Smothered mate
  • Mate in two ★

Endgames (advanced)

  • Queen against king
  • Two rooks against king
  • Rook against king

Openings

  • Occupy the center
  • Develop knights and bishops
  • Castle early
  • The Italian opening
  • The Spanish opening
  • The Scotch opening
  • The four knights
  • The London system

Advanced lessons, for children over 7, are switched on by the family in its options.

Give check: attack the king.
Give check: attack the king.
The Italian opening, move by move.
The Italian opening, move by move.

Coins are earned by playing

  • Earned in every challenge, from chests and by practising in the Academy.
  • Spent on 26 boards, 26 piece sets, heroes, dragons and rivals.
  • Never sold for real money.
  • The family can set a daily limit or require a code to spend.
The shop: items from the first regions cost less.
The shop: items from the first regions cost less.
Boards to collect.
Boards to collect.
12 heroes, each with their own power.
12 heroes, each with their own power.

16 regions to explore

We start in Poland: the Wawel dragon, the amber alien Bursztynek, Toruń, Gdańsk, Malbork, the Tatras and Wieliczka.

  • Poland
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Italy
  • Egypt
  • China
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • India
  • Australia
  • Polar Kingdom
  • Ocean Kingdom
  • Volcano Island

For parents

  • We collect no personal data: no accounts, no ads, no analytics.
  • Works offline.
  • Purchases and family settings are protected by an adults-only question or a four-digit key.
  • You can set a daily coin limit and lock parts of the collection.

Free to start

The first region, all of Poland and 5 Academy lessons are free. “Full Gaia” unlocks everything with a single payment, no subscription.