Chess with your fists — win the fight, earn the move.
The Big Idea
This is ordinary chess with one twist: any move that captures an
enemy piece isn't free — you have to win a 60-second boxing round for it.
Quiet, non-capturing moves still happen instantly, just like normal chess.
Making a Move
Tap a piece to select it — legal destinations light up.
A gold dot marks a free move (empty square, no fight).
A red ring marks a capture — landing there triggers a fight.
Win the fight and the capture goes through, your piece takes the square.
Lose the fight and your attacking piece is eliminated instead —
the capture fails and the enemy piece stays put.
After your move, the AI opponent replies (instantly for quiet moves,
or in a fight if it tries to capture one of yours).
Boxing Controls
AD strafe left/right ·
WS move forward/back ·
J jab ·
K cross ·
hold L to block
Jabs are quick and light; crosses hit harder but are slower to throw.
Blocking chips incoming damage way down but won't stop it entirely.
Each round is 60 seconds — most health remaining when time runs out wins.
A knockout (health hits zero) ends the round immediately.
Choosing a Difficulty
EasySlow to react, swings loosely, and often drops its
guard. Its chess play is close to random, with only a slight nudge toward capturing.
HardBalanced reactions and blocking. Chess moves
reliably chase material and center control.
HardestFast reactions, reliable blocking, and more
aggressive crosses. Its chess play values captures highly and avoids
hanging its own pieces.
Tips
Watch the opponent's guard — a dropped guard is your cue to throw a cross.
Don't trade a valuable piece into a fight you're likely to lose; a
failed capture removes your attacker for nothing.
The 3-2-1 countdown and bell mark the start of every round — movement
is locked until "FIGHT!" appears.