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Checkmate

by GrayPikachu · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Minecraft version

⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.3 · Data pack⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.3 · Fabric
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
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Chess

Playing Minecraft is a pleasure for many, so why not combine it with chess, an ancient game that has existed for over one and a half thousand years?


Mechanics

How to Obtain the Chessboard?

There are two ways to get the chess set:

  1. Crafting Craft the chess set using 9 items:
    • Chiseled Deepslate
    • Polished Deepslate Wall
    • Polished Diorite
    • Diorite Wall
    • Redstone
    • 2x Black Terracotta
    • Brown Terracotta
  2. Command If commands are enabled in the accessibility settings, use the following command:
    /function main:give_item
    
    The video shows the complete process of crafting chess in a crafting table

Operating Modes

Adjusting Chessboard and Piece Sizes

You can adjust the size of the chessboard and pieces (the default size is 1). You can increase or decrease it as follows:

The video shows the complete process of crafting chess in a crafting table


Playing Chess

To play chess:

This video shows how to place a chessboard on a plane according to the previous steps in the instructions


Picking Up the Chessboard

To pick up the chessboard:

  1. Hold down the Shift key.
  2. Look straight up while standing near the chessboard.

Once picked up, the chessboard will appear in your inventory.

It shows how to raise a chessboard that stands in the world, according to the rules described earlier

Currently, the rules of the chessboard do not match the most common ones, which will be corrected in the future.

At the moment, there is a datapack, which is also a resourcepack!

Quick facts

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

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These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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