Jason Snell wrote this review of an app called Really Bad Chess. In a nutshell, it’s you against an AI, but with the chess pieces replaced, seemingly at random. So you might end up with 6 queens and only 1 pawn. Turns out the chess piece assignment is part of the Really Bad Chess handicapping process.
I downloaded the game and started playing. It is terrific fun, no matter your chess level.
Read the review, then go get the game (free with $2.99 in-app purchase to turn off ads).
Zach Gage, the creator of Really Bad Chess, is an amazing developer and artist. All of the recent games he’s been involved in have been extremely well polished and fun to play.