Chess you never knew existed

Shooter, fighting, time travel and other variations of the classics.

All these stunning chess tricks will captivate and attract and update the vintage look of the game with a beard and the aroma of adventure. Immerse yourself in the modern reincarnation of chess fighters and find your path as a treasure hunter of the mysterious black and white field with a look

 Mykyta Kazimirov, as he calls himself:

Journalist, author, biomedical engineer. For 8 years he has specialized in pop culture with a little bit of nonsense.

Chess as a game is over a thousand years old, but it still continues to be one of the most popular in the world. Universal rules, proven by centuries of competition, and a variety of possible game developments make chess an interesting pastime for everyone. It is also one of the most stable sports, with almost no changes.

Because of this, jokes have appeared that chess is the only game that has existed for centuries without patches and updates. However, if you pay attention to video games, you can see that developers have been experimenting with the rules of chess for a long time and very actively. So actively that sometimes only a shell remains from the standard rules, and the game turns into something completely new.

For this article, we have selected fifteen interesting examples where the standard chess formula has become the basis for something new and unusual. Here you will find both combinations of familiar genres and completely non-trivial concepts. But keep in mind that almost all of these games exist only on Windows.

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

The phrase "five-dimensional chess" sounds quite surreal in itself. But it turns out that this is not just an interesting concept, but a completely full-fledged video game that anyone can play. Of course, if they can figure out the rules.

The rules of 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel seem standard at first, and you can even play a game without getting lost in the extra nuances. But you can also send one of your pieces back in time to make a different move. Time travel creates additional timelines and parallel worlds, just like in a good science fiction novel. But it's still chess.

You need to play in several time periods and parallel worlds at once. It sounds very difficult. Believe me, it is. Therefore, puzzles built into the game can help you understand the rules, which will tell you a little about the basics of five-dimensional thinking. And then you can safely go online to meet the geniuses of our time who have managed to perfectly master 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel.

Checkmate Showdown

In Checkmate Showdown, it's not enough to make a sequence of correct moves to ultimately win. After all, every move on the board is accompanied by a direct battle between two pieces. After all, the game combines the classic rules of chess with the mechanics of fighting games.

Each character has a unique set of moves, and some of the gameplay systems are borrowed from fairly complex fighting games like Guilty Gear. The game was developed by longtime fighting game fans, so they implemented the battles with all responsibility.

Because of this, it is impossible to say that the chess part dominates the battles or vice versa. Both key elements of Checkmate Showdown are closely interconnected and feel appropriate. Therefore, the game provides a truly fresh experience.

CONTENTS

• 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
• Checkmate Showdown
• Chess Evolved Online
• Chess Survivors
• Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
• Chessformer
• Chessplosion
• FPS Chess
• King of the Bridge
• Lazy Chess
• Master of Chess
• Pawnbarian
• Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
• The Ouroboros King
• Zen Chess: Mate in Two
• Teamfight Tactics

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