Chess is a minigame where two players face off in chess. There are two chess tables, one in Mansion, and one below Café.
Tips and Tricks
- It is mandatory to make sure that the player's King is safe before anything else, as losing the King would lose the game.
- It is recommended to gain center control with the player's Pawns, Knights and Bishops during the opening (start of the game)
- It is recommended to develop the player's Queen and Rooks later on in the game, as they can be easily attacked by the opponent.
- It is recommended to not move the Pawns in front of the player's King after it has been castled, as it would make the King vulnerable to attacks.
- This does not apply to Rook or Queen endgames, where backrank checkmate becomes a threat.
- It is recommended for the player to know how to trap the opponent's King with only a few pieces so that it is easier to win in the endgame.
- The player can pin the opponent's pieces so that when they move, something behind them of a greater value would be captured.
- Trading pieces randomly for no reason is highly unrecommended. The player should ask themself "who is winning after the trade?" before deciding to exchange their piece for another piece.
- Studying openings and their various lines can be very helpful to not lose immediately during the opening.
- Different pieces have a different value, the values of pieces are: Pawn (1), Knight (3), Bishop (3), Rook (5), Queen (9). The King is valued at infinity since losing it would lose the game.
- Although Knights and Bishops are valued the same, Knights are better in closed positions whereas Bishops are better in open positions.
- In rare cases, the player can sometimes sacrifice a piece to achieve a goal that is often to checkmate the opponent or to simply win material through, for example, a fork.
- Learning fundamentals for endgames, such as basic checkmates with a queen/rook or 2 bishops and your king or getting your pawn to promotion with just a king is vital if you don't want to lose a winning position.
- Since most players in Blox Fruits don't know much about chess, an easy way to win a game is through a Scholar's Mate.
Notes
- The player needs 2 people to start a game of Chess or else they won't be able to move any of the pieces.
- The player can earn the title "The Mastermind" for defeating someone.
- The player can earn the title "The Mad King" for castling.
- Castling is possible via using the Rook on the King. Additionally, since the player has 2 Rooks at the beginning of the game, they can use the other one to Castle.
- Performing en passant is not possible within the minigame.
- The goal of chess is to capture the opponent's King. However, this is not true in actual chess games, where the goal is to checkmate the opponent's King.
- This means that stalemate or anything similar does not exist in Blox Fruits' chess.
- It also means that checking isn't possible, so players have to watch out for attacks, or they'll lose.
- * In Blox Fruits' chess, the Queen can jump over pieces, similar to how Knights can. This results in winning the match by just jumping over the pieces and capturing opponent's king.
Trivia
- It was developed by Norp.
- The legs of the Chess table feature an inscription that reads, 'Chad is the king of Blox Fruits.' This is likely intended as a humorous Easter egg. A similar message can also be found on the Trading tables in both the second second and Third Sea.
- Chess may be harder for some mobile players. To play Chess more easily on mobile, the player can turn off shift lock.
- It is also impossible to play on Xbox, unless the player manages to zoom in their camera when they join the game.
Change History
Released in Update 8