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80% positive of 195 · Very Positive · Live from Steam
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Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.
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Review score: 80% on 2026-11-01 → 80% today (195 reviews)
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Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.
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Post launch update (1.0.0.1-9671) This update contains bug fixes and a few balance tweaks. We will keep updating the game as we go and provide balance updates as much as we can. Achievements Achievements system has been reworked and fixed. You have to redo the…
Post launch update (1.0.0.1-9616) This first update mainly contains fixes for recurring issues in the game and balancing tweaks. We will keep updating the game as we go and provide balance updates as much as we can. Online Fixed ranked scoring issues where som…
It's been over 24 hours since we launched Checkmate Showdown and we already have some news for you! Official Checkmate Showdown Tournament The 1st official Checkmate Showdown Tournament will be held in early January 2024 - for ranked players only. How it works…
Experience the Best of Quebec’s Game Industry on Steam! The Quebec Games Celebration is an annual Steam event highlighting the creativity and talent of Quebec’s game developers, from indie studios to AAA giants. ✅ 200+ games on sale ✅ Brand-new demos to try ou…
With the holidays approaching, don't miss your chance to get Checkmate Showdown at a massive 50% discount NOW on Steam through January 4th 🎉 For those who were waiting for sign to jump in on the action, now is the time! 🎮 Wishing you all a wonderful holiday …
Are you ready to become the ultimate competitor? We're excited to say that Checkmate Showdown is AVAILABLE NOW. From the Closed Beta to the Demo, local events here in Montreal to being invited to Evo in Las Vegas - we can't thank you enough for your continued …
We have some BIG news for you, including information on the Checkmate Showdown Tournament in early 2024 and last minute surprises but first... Only TWO more weeks until the game releases! Checkmate Showdown will be available on November 15th 2023. The game wil…
Today's setup comes from the Queen's Gambit TV Show, Harmon vs Borgov. Read about it here!
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The Bongcloud Attack (or Bongcloud Opening) is considered a joke opening and is associated with internet chess humor. This joke opening is thought to originate from Chesscom user "Lenny_Bongcloud", who uses the opening with little success. Read more about it h…
Quickly becoming a chess superstar, Anna Cramling is not only a top chess content creator - she's also a 2085 rated Woman Fide Master. With over 620k subs/170M views on YouTube and 360k followers on Twitch we keep asking ourselves: How does she do it!?🤯 https…
The following game, a stunning masterpiece of combination play performed by a boy of 13 against a formidable opponent, matches the finest on record in the history of chess prodigies. IM Donald Byrne vs 13 year old Bobby Fischer. This is The Game of the Century…
Proud to call him our official ambassador, Mat Thomas is not only a rated chess player - he is a Chessboxing World Champion. https://i.imgur.com/XFGydAe.jpg World champ, Streamer & Commentator, he's also the founder of Brawl for a Cause - a nonprofit dedicated…
He's a successful chess commentator, capable of predicting the outcomes of games and also a grandmaster, reaching a peak rating of 2647. With a current rating of 2619, we predict that he has a goal in mind - to overcome his PR. Who else but GM Naroditsky for t…
Today's demo setup involves two YouTube creators that we know and love. One is your current PogChamps champion and the other is a figure in FGC that we all listen to: It's CDawgVA vs Sajam! https://i.imgur.com/XyzswU6.jpg Taken from Chesscom's Tournament Arc 2…
Play our demo today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803410/Checkmate_Showdown/
Two electrifying performers both on and off the chessboard - how could we not go with Dina Belenkaya & Andrea Botez for today's demo setup?! https://i.imgur.com/JfRosBc.jpg Andrea Botez is a chess player, commentator, streamer and (now) chessboxer She began pl…
Today's setup is IBM Supercomputer DeepBlue vs GM Garry Kasparov. The match was played in 1996 to see how well the supercomputer would do. Learn more about Kasparov and this famous match here! https://i.imgur.com/iuUvM6O.jpg
Last summer, Twitch Rivals hosted another Hand & Brain chess match that pairs a streamer with a titled chess player. International Master & YouTuber GothamChess teamed up with 6-time EVO champion SonicFox who is not only a FG pro but also a 1717 rated chess pl…
Before World Championships, before FIDE, before ELO even existed, chess was still going strong. Let's travel back in time to the 1800's when Paul Morphy was deemed to be the "greatest chess master of his era". https://i.imgur.com/41kFedq.jpg Born in New Orlean…