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Battle Chess

The most challenging game on Earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn, has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board. In players' minds, the bold knight, resplendent in his armor of silver or ebon, sallies forth and slays the foul foot soldier. Combat, mortal combat, lies in the heart and soul of chess, but this aspect of it could only live in the mind's eye – until now! Play against the computer or your friends, or let the computer play against itself 10

Release date
October 29, 2021
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Interplay
Publisher
Interplay
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★ 7.6/10GOG · 18 ratings
GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
It's a chess game from 1988, with top-tier graphics for 1988. Slow, clunky and exactly how you expect it to be. 5/5 for nostalgia. Otherwise…
★ 5 / 5
If you love Chess and you love video games(you're here at GOG so you must), you can not miss this masterful experience! Buy it, play…
★ 5 / 5
This one, Prince of Persia, and Lost Vikings, I remember as my first PC games. I called it, "magical chess." Other than that, it’s just…
★ 3 / 5
Good ol classic they have aged pretty poorly. Whats with the horrible sound? Still enjoy it, but the sound effects are horrible.
★ 4 / 5
Just a good old game. Battle sequences kinda cool for being old tech. I hadn't played in years. Made it fun to play . I…
★ 5 / 5
Remember playing this as a kid on my old PC... it's still fun with a twinge of nostalgia at how bad I am at Chess.
★ 3 / 5
Don’t be mislead by the „novice“ setting (weakest difficulty possible). It just means a search depth of 1 – not exactly advanced but not typical…

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★ 3 / 5
Don’t be mislead by the „novice“ setting (weakest difficulty possible). It just means a search depth of 1 – not exactly advanced but not typical…
★ 5 / 5
Remember playing this as a kid on my old PC... it's still fun with a twinge of nostalgia at how bad I am at Chess.
★ 5 / 5
This one, Prince of Persia, and Lost Vikings, I remember as my first PC games. I called it, "magical chess." Other than that, it’s just…
★ 4 / 5
Just a good old game. Battle sequences kinda cool for being old tech. I hadn't played in years. Made it fun to play . I…
★ 3 / 5
Good ol classic they have aged pretty poorly. Whats with the horrible sound? Still enjoy it, but the sound effects are horrible.
★ 2 / 5
I've finally bought this game after it dropped down to $6.99 after feeling like waiting years for it to get there, since it usually goes…
★ 5 / 5
If you love Chess and you love video games(you're here at GOG so you must), you can not miss this masterful experience! Buy it, play…

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