Chess Blocks
by HypX2L
Chess Blocks is a NeoForge decoration mod that adds chess pieces and a playable chess set to Minecraft.
What it does
The mod adds placeable chess blocks and a chess game that players can set up and play in creative mode. Its author describes it as a first mod for playing chess in Minecraft. It is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source. Files cover 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 for NeoForge, with 1.1.0 for 1.21.11 as the latest build, published 2026-01-13.
Key features
Chess pieces as blocks
Chess pieces are placed as blocks, so a board can be arranged in a build or on a table.
Playable chess game
Players can set up and play a chess game directly in the world, with the mod handling the board.
Creative mode play
The author describes the game as suited to creative mode, where the blocks and board can be placed freely.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Chess Blocks need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Chess Blocks is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
(This works clientside Not sure about server side) In this screenshot i was using shaders Made By (Hypx2l aka Bakaaa)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chess-blocks
- Owner
- HypX2L
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15