Current League Leader
Your chess quest starts right here.
Top spots, top schools
Screen time you don’t have to second-guess.
Quest isn’t a video to sit through or a game to tap at. It’s real chess, wrapped in a story you actually want to finish.
Thinking, not scrolling.
Every challenge in Quest is a real chess position. Your kid plans a move, tries it, and tries again when it doesn’t work.
Made by chess people.
Quest comes from the team that runs the Rookly School League, with input from grade schoolers AND grandmasters.
Progress you can actually see.
The quest map shows how far they’ve come, the dashboard shows what they’ve learned and how they compare.
The stuff we left out, on purpose.
There’s enough to worry about online these days, without having to sweat the fun chess game you want to play. So we made it safe by default.
No ads
No chatting with strangers
No loot boxes or pay-to-win
No endless feed or autoplay
No guilt-trip streaks
No selling your kid’s data
Not all screen time is the same.
A plain look at what your kid is actually doing in each.
Who’s in charge?
- Rookly Quest
- They are, every move.
- Videos
- The autoplay queue.
- Tap games
- The game’s timers and prompts.
When they get stuck?
- Rookly Quest
- A hint nudges; they find the move.
- Videos
- Nothing to get stuck on.
- Tap games
- Wait, or buy a boost.
When it’s time to stop?
- Rookly Quest
- Easy. Every puzzle is a clean place to pause.
- Videos
- The next one’s already starting.
- Tap games
- A timer or streak pulls them back.
What do they walk away with?
- Rookly Quest
- How the pieces move, and how to think two moves ahead.
- Videos
- Depends on the video.
- Tap games
- A streak to protect.
Every move moves the story.
Here’s what a session looks like, from the first “hello” to the zone map.
Get started fresh or pick up where you left off.
Help your allies overcome villains in each of the six zones, learning the skills you need to win along the way.
Every zone a challenge.
Each zone in the world has a different challenge for players, from pieces to captures and beyond.
Battle on the board.
Face a zone’s villain in a final showdown… on the board!
A whole world, laid out like a chessboard.
Villages, forests, mines and marshes, each with characters to meet. Your kid always knows what’s next, and so do you.
PLAY THE FIRST LEVEL
At home · for kids of all levels
Rookly Quest
A story-driven chess adventure, played right in the browser.
PLAY NOWAt school · for clubs and classes
Rookly School League
Online matches against peer schools across the country, building to a playoff finale. No travel, no venue hunting.
- Fits clubs of any size, so everyone gets to play
- Any teacher can supervise
- Each season ends in a playoff tournament
“Our students have grown not only in skill but also in confidence and team spirit.”
“It’s quickly becoming the highlight of the week for many and driving our club membership to record levels!”
Coming soon
Blunder Royale
40 players enter, 1 player wins. You’ve tried Fortnite… now try to fork a knight.
We’ll email you when it launches.
Your questions, answered.
The things parents ask us most. Something missing? Ask us directly.
Read the full parent guideWhat ages is Rookly for?
Kindergarten through 12th grade, at every level, including total beginners.
What do they need to play?
Any modern browser, on any device. There’s nothing to download.
Is there anything to buy?
No in-app purchases. Kids are never nudged to buy cosmetics or boosts, and the League is arranged through your school.
Do they need an account?
Yes. Kids make their own account; if they’re under 13, a parent or guardian approves it by email.
Can they talk to other players?
No. Quest is a solo game; the only dialogue comes from in-game characters. League matches have no chat.
What will they actually learn?
Players help the kingdom by starting with the fundamentals, then moving through to tactics, learning and growing as they go in order to save the day.
How long is a session?
Quest: anywhere from a minute to as long as they like. The map remembers where they stopped. League: an hour a week, with their club at school.
Bring Rookly to your school.
School League
Weekly online matches against peer schools, with playoffs.
Quest in class
Ready for classrooms now. Students play solo in the browser, and with a school account, you see where each one is.
Made by friends who’ve played chess together since they were six.
We met over a chessboard at Horace Mann, and chess kept us connected ever since. We built the School League so any school could compete. We built Quest so any kid can start, wherever they are.
Read our story