What is the ruling on playing chess on a computer if the game does not contain statues, but rather images?

Playing chess is unanimously prohibited if it involves compensation, entails a forbidden act, or leads to neglecting an obligatory duty, whether it's traditional chess or played on a computer. However, if it is free from the aforementioned prohibitions, there is a difference of opinion among scholars. Many of them consider it forbidden, and this view is narrated from the Companions. The Shafi'is deem it disliked (makruh), while some, like Abu Yusuf, consider it permissible. Those who prohibit it do not base the prohibition solely on the figurines, but also because it is similar to dice, which is forbidden. It is believed to distract from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer, and is considered a form of gambling (maysir). They cite the verse: "Indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing to] stone altars, and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful" (Quran 5:90). They also quote Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saying, "Chess is a form of gambling," and "What are these images to which you are devoted?" Ibn al-Qayyim held that the reason for its prohibition is what gambling entails: instigating enmity and hatred, and distracting from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer, which also applies to chess. He cites the verse: "and avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?" (Quran 5:91). There is no difference between playing it in its known form or on a computer, as the corruption is the same. The view that prohibits it is more pious and safer for one's religion.