Damage Chess

Damage Chess reworks chess around HP, Attack and Defense. Pieces do not fall in one hit: you chip away at their HP, and defeat them when it reaches zero. Damage is randomized, and an attacked piece may strike back, making each square a gamble. The first player to reduce the opposing King’s HP to zero wins; there is no checkmate.

Actions and combat

You take three actions per turn instead of making a single move, allowing you to advance, corner pieces and strike in sequence. A piece defeated in combat gives way for the attacking piece to advance onto its square. Damage variance and the chance of a counterattack can be adjusted.

Chess moves

The game includes castling, en passant and the double-step. On promotion, you choose a queen, rook, bishop or knight, and the promoted piece carries over its current HP.

Rules and opponents

You can customize the rules, including damage variance, counterattack success rate, actions per turn and whether special rules are enabled. Each piece’s HP, Attack and Defense can also be edited individually. Play against the CPU at one of four difficulty levels: Weak, Normal, Strong or Expert, or play online with friends using an invite or room code; online play supports reconnection.