Is Grandmaster Chess multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Grandmaster Chess is a cards & tabletop game released in 2021, 100% positive on Steam (6 reviews). $6.99 on Steam.
PvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooCards & tabletop · Cards & tabletop
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How Grandmaster Chess plays with friends, according to Steam
- Online co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Online PvP
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen PvP
- Yes
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- Yes
Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.
Steam tags: Strategy, Chess, Board Game, Tabletop, Turn-Based Strategy, Retro, Pixel Graphics, 2D
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Quick answers
- Is Grandmaster Chess co-op?
- Grandmaster Chess does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.
- Does Grandmaster Chess have PvP?
- Yes, Grandmaster Chess has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Grandmaster Chess to play together?
- Not always. Grandmaster Chess supports Steam Remote Play Together: one person who owns it hosts and streams a local session to friends who don't (Steam quotes up to four players, more on a fast connection). For online co-op or PvP, every player needs their own copy.
- How many people play Grandmaster Chess?
- Player counts were not available when this page was built.
- Does Grandmaster Chess have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Grandmaster Chess with shared/split-screen PvP on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.