Inventory Chess
Turn your Minecraft server into a real chess club with this amazing modification! Inventory Chess offers a full-fledged chess system integrated directly into the game's inventory interface.
Main Features
Full Chess in Minecraft
The mod implements all classic chess rules: castling, en passant, pawn promotion. The game board is displayed directly in your inventory with move animations and highlighting of possible piece movements. Various time control formats are available for fans of fast and classical games.
Multiplayer Battles
Challenge other players with customizable game parameters. The system supports item betting, random side assignment or color choice by preference. Ability to offer draws, resign, and observe current matches in real time.
Artificial Intelligence
Fight against computer opponents of different difficulty levels thanks to the integrated Stockfish engine. Configure bot ratings from 500 to 3000 ELO, watch bots vs bots, or use the hint system to improve your game.
Statistics and Ratings
Full ELO rating system according to FIDE standards, detailed win/loss statistics, move accuracy, winning streaks. Leaderboards show top players, full game history with move-by-move analysis is available.
Analysis Tools
Analyze completed games with computer evaluation, create training positions via FEN notation, evaluate move quality, and review played matches.
Management Commands
All functionality is available through the /chess command:
/chess play <player> [time_control]- Challenge another player/chess challenge- Challenge parameter configuration/chess bot [rating]- Play against AI/chess bvb <white_rating> <black_rating>- Watch bots/chess spectate [player]- Observe current games/chess stats [player]- View statistics/chess leaderboard- Leaderboard/chess analyze [match_number]- Analyze past games/chess board- Training board/chess fen [position]- Load FEN positions
How It Works
The mod transforms the inventory interface into a chess board, where each slot corresponds to a square on the field. Special item textures represent chess pieces. The interface includes:
- 8x8 chess board occupying the main inventory space
- Timers with remaining time for each player
- Control buttons for resigning, draw offers, hints
- Current move indicator
All games are saved - if a player disconnects, the match state is preserved and can be continued after returning.
Technical Features
The Stockfish chess engine is used for AI and analysis. The mod automatically ensures cross-platform compatibility and downloads necessary files.
