diff --git a/src/lib/engine/shared.ts b/src/lib/engine/shared.ts
index 328366a6..8b2ddc31 100644
--- a/src/lib/engine/shared.ts
+++ b/src/lib/engine/shared.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ export const isMultiThreadSupported = () => {
   }
 };
 
-export const isIosDevice = () => /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
+export const isIosDevice = () =>
+  typeof navigator !== "undefined" &&
+  /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
 
 export const isMobileDevice = () =>
-  isIosDevice() || /Android|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
+  isIosDevice() ||
+  (typeof navigator !== "undefined" &&
+    /Android|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent));
 
 export const isEngineSupported = (name: EngineName): boolean => {
   switch (name) {
diff --git a/src/lib/engine/worker.ts b/src/lib/engine/worker.ts
index 224e0d9c..4b98c61a 100644
--- a/src/lib/engine/worker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/engine/worker.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export const sendCommandsToWorker = (
 };
 
 export const getRecommendedWorkersNb = (): number => {
+  // Return default value during SSR
+  if (typeof navigator === "undefined") {
+    return 4;
+  }
+
   const maxWorkersNbFromThreads = Math.max(
     1,
     Math.round(navigator.hardwareConcurrency - 4),
diff --git a/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/index.tsx b/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/index.tsx
index 827d64ce..69156ac7 100644
--- a/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/index.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { boardAtom, gameAtom } from "../states";
 import { useChessActions } from "@/hooks/useChessActions";
 import FlipBoardButton from "./flipBoardButton";
 import NextMoveButton from "./nextMoveButton";
+import PlayButton from "./playButton";
 import GoToLastPositionButton from "./goToLastPositionButton";
 import SaveButton from "./saveButton";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
@@ -19,11 +20,14 @@ export default function PanelToolBar() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (boardHistory.length === 0) return;
-      if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") {
+      if (e.key === "ArrowLeft" && boardHistory.length > 0) {
         undoBoardMove();
-      } else if (e.key === "ArrowDown") {
+      } else if (e.key === "ArrowDown" && boardHistory.length > 0) {
         resetBoard();
+      } else if (e.key === " " || e.key === "Spacebar") {
+        // Space bar will be handled by PlayButton component
+        // We prevent default here to avoid page scrolling
+        e.preventDefault();
       }
     };
 
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ export default function PanelToolBar() {
         </Grid>
       </Tooltip>
 
+      <PlayButton />
+
       <NextMoveButton />
 
       <GoToLastPositionButton />
diff --git a/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/playButton.tsx b/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/playButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f20c4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sections/analysis/panelToolbar/playButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { Icon } from "@iconify/react";
+import { Grid2 as Grid, IconButton, Tooltip } from "@mui/material";
+import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
+import { boardAtom, gameAtom } from "../states";
+import { useChessActions } from "@/hooks/useChessActions";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+const PLAY_SPEED = 1000; // 1 second between moves
+
+export default function PlayButton() {
+  const { playMove: playBoardMove } = useChessActions(boardAtom);
+  const game = useAtomValue(gameAtom);
+  const board = useAtomValue(boardAtom);
+
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const intervalRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
+  const gameHistory = game.history();
+  const boardHistory = board.history();
+
+  const isButtonEnabled =
+    boardHistory.length < gameHistory.length &&
+    gameHistory.slice(0, boardHistory.length).join() === boardHistory.join();
+
+  const playNextMove = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!isButtonEnabled) {
+      setIsPlaying(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const nextMoveIndex = boardHistory.length;
+    const nextMove = game.history({ verbose: true })[nextMoveIndex];
+
+    if (nextMove) {
+      const comment = game
+        .getComments()
+        .find((c) => c.fen === nextMove.after)?.comment;
+
+      playBoardMove({
+        from: nextMove.from,
+        to: nextMove.to,
+        promotion: nextMove.promotion,
+        comment,
+      });
+    } else {
+      setIsPlaying(false);
+    }
+  }, [isButtonEnabled, boardHistory.length, gameHistory, game, playBoardMove]);
+
+  const togglePlay = useCallback(() => {
+    if (isPlaying) {
+      setIsPlaying(false);
+    } else {
+      setIsPlaying(true);
+    }
+  }, [isPlaying]);
+
+  // Handle interval management
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isPlaying) {
+      intervalRef.current = setInterval(playNextMove, PLAY_SPEED);
+    } else {
+      if (intervalRef.current) {
+        clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+        intervalRef.current = null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (intervalRef.current) {
+        clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+        intervalRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [isPlaying, playNextMove]);
+
+  // Stop playing when no more moves available
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isPlaying && !isButtonEnabled) {
+      setIsPlaying(false);
+    }
+  }, [isPlaying, isButtonEnabled]);
+
+  // Spacebar shortcut
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === " " || e.key === "Spacebar") {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (isButtonEnabled || isPlaying) {
+          togglePlay();
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
+  }, [togglePlay, isButtonEnabled, isPlaying]);
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip title={isPlaying ? "Pause auto-play" : "Auto-play moves"}>
+      <Grid>
+        <IconButton
+          onClick={togglePlay}
+          disabled={!isButtonEnabled && !isPlaying}
+          sx={{
+            paddingX: 1.2,
+            paddingY: 0.5,
+            color: isPlaying ? "primary.main" : "inherit",
+          }}
+        >
+          <Icon
+            icon={isPlaying ? "ri:pause-line" : "ri:play-line"}
+            height={24}
+          />
+        </IconButton>
+      </Grid>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+}