rick_hampter's Chess
by rick_hampter
rick_hampter's Chess lets players set up a chess game in the world, with six piece types in white and black on a checkered block board.
What it does
Chess pieces are placed as functional blocks, so a game can be played in the world the way players use giant chess sets in a park. The set includes pawns, kings, queens, knights, rooks and bishops, each available in white and black. Checker blocks form a custom board, and their pieces are made by stonecutting checker blocks from some basic ingredients.
A cookie item adds a special effect that makes the game harder by preventing the king from moving. The mod is intended for friendly play between people, and it runs on the client and the server, so both need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.1.2 and 26.2, with 0.1.3-26.2 as the latest build for 26.2 in the beta channel.
Key features
Six piece types
Pawns, kings, queens, knights, rooks and bishops are all included as placeable pieces.
White and black colours
Each piece comes in white and black, so both sides of a game can be told apart on the board.
Checker board blocks
Checker blocks can be used to build a custom board that the pieces stand out on.
Cookie effect
A cookie item applies an effect that stops the king from moving, which raises the difficulty of a game.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Friendly games
Two players can set up a board in a shared space and play a match against each other.
Who it’s for: Players who want a board game built into the world and builders who want a chess board as a decoration. Both the server and every player need the mod for pieces to work in multiplayer.
How it compares
Villager Chess is open source under the MIT License and is built for 26.2 – 26.3. Chess Pieces is not open source, is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 under All rights reserved, and only the server needs it, since its environment is server required with client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rick_hampter's Chess | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-24 |
| Villager Chess | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
| Chess Pieces | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-21 |
Questions
Does the server need rick_hampter's Chess?
Which game versions does rick_hampter's Chess support?
Can the king be prevented from moving?
In the catalog
rick_hampter's Chess is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
rick_hampter's Chess mod adds all 6 pieces for each colour as blocks so players can play Chess like those giant chess sets you would see in the park. The total list of features is as follows: 1. Pawns, Kings, Queens, Knights, Rooks and Bishops in both white and black Colours. 2. Checker block pieces that stand out a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rick_hampter-chess
- Owner
- rick_hampter
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15