Chess 1337

Change the pieces.
Change the game.

Your Army, Your Pieces
Build your openings, forge your strategy

An actual Chess1337 match against Robin Hood, with Archers and Soldiers facing a classic chess army

Familiar board. Unfamiliar possibilities.

Your strategy begins
before the first move.

Choose from 21 piece types including 11 new pieces and arrange your army across your first three ranks on an 8×8 board. What you build around it is up to you.

New pieces. New possibilities.

Archers strike from a distance. Wizards swap neighboring pieces. Titans can survive a hit. Mix familiar chess pieces with abilities that change how you attack and defend.

Make every point count.

Everyone shares the same budget, with placement rules that keep the opening fair. Save different armies and choose the one you want to bring into battle.

Put your ideas to the test.

Learn against nine bot commanders, then take your army into rated ELO online matches. Find the setup that suits you, one game at a time.

Chess1337 live bot duel against Robin Hood, showing the board, move history, and opponent dialogue — A live bot duel. Your army meets a different kind of opponent.

Chess1337 army builder with its piece palette, three starting ranks, and 39-point budget — The army builder. Choose your pieces and their starting squares.

Your next world awaits

Make your next move.

Discover a different way to play chess on the official Chess1337 website.