Pointless Chess

All of chess, five squares wide. Random minor pieces. Maximum drama.


All of chess on a 5×5 board. Rook, queen, king — and two back-rank slots that are randomly a knight or a bishop each game. Checkmate in a lunch break.

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Wins against strangers, friends, and the medium or hard machine go to the leaderboard. Beating the easy bot is its own reward.
🏆 Grandmasters of the 5×5
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🥇 💀 Damien💜 W Jul 19, 18:20
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