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Classic chess erupts across four brutal medieval battlefields.
Released 29 Sep 2026
Classic chess erupts across four brutal medieval battlefields. Command living armies, challenge formidable AI opponents or play locally, create custom positions, and watch every capture unfold through cinematic, blood-soaked combat—all while preserving the timeless strategy of chess.
Developed by VH Games · Published by VH Games
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Chess: Blood The Board transforms the timeless game of chess into a living medieval battlefield. Kings, queens, bishops, rooks, knights, and pawns no longer disappear quietly when captured—they cross the board, draw their weapons, and settle every exchange through brutal cinematic combat.
Beneath the blood and spectacle is a complete game of chess. Plan your attack, identify threats, sacrifice pieces, and corner the enemy king while fully animated armies react to the battle unfolding around them. Challenge the chess engine, play locally, experiment with custom positions, or revisit games through standard chess notation.
Wage war across four distinctive boards, each giving the same timeless contest a different battlefield identity and atmosphere without compromising the clarity of the game.
Customize the experience to suit how you want to play. Walking, combat animations, and blood effects can each be enabled or disabled independently. Play the full cinematic experience, remove the gore while keeping the action, or strip everything back for faster traditional matches.
Create and save custom positions using the visual FEN editor, import or export notation, save completed games as PGN files, and return to interesting board states whenever you choose.
Every move is strategy. Every capture is personal.
Take the king. Blood the board.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 79 |
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| Controller required | No |
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| AI disclosure | The game uses pre-generated AI for select visual assets, including some textures, decals, background imagery, and promotional artwork. No generative AI is used during gameplay, and nothing is generated live for players. |
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