Checkmate
by GrayPikachu
Checkmate lets players set up a chess game at any spot in a Minecraft world, using a portable chessboard item.
What it does
A chessboard is picked up as an item and appears in the inventory once collected, so a match can be placed wherever a player is building or exploring. The board is assembled from blocks such as chiseled deepslate, polished deepslate walls, polished diorite, diorite walls, black terracotta and brown terracotta, giving the pieces a stone-and-clay look that fits the rest of a world.
The rules follow the most common chess rules, and the author states that they are corrected in future releases. The mod is a Minigame and can also be used as a Decoration or a game mechanic, since the boards stay in place once built. A data pack and resource pack are included, so the appearance and game content can be adjusted without changing code.
Checkmate is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.3, with four release versions published. Only the server needs it, so players may leave it out. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Portable chessboard
A chessboard can be picked up, carried in the inventory and set down in any location in the world.
Block-built board
The board uses deepslate, diorite and terracotta blocks, so it can match stone or clay builds.
Common chess rules
Matches follow the rules most players expect from standard chess, with corrections planned for later releases.
Data and resource packs
A data pack and a resource pack are included, letting server owners and players change the content.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Checkmate need to be installed on the client?
Which versions does Checkmate support?
Does Checkmate have an open license?
In the catalog
Checkmate is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 13,252 mods support Minecraft 1.21.3.
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What the author says
Once picked up, the chessboard will appear in your inventory. Currently, the rules of the chessboard do not match the most common ones, which will be corrected in the future.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/checkmate
- Owner
- GrayPikachu
- Published
- 2025-02-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15