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Chess Tactics
Mission briefing
Chess Tactics is a turn-based tactical roguelike where chess meets a shooter. Control a lone king armed with powerful weapons, move across the board, predict enemy attacks and eliminate hostile chess pieces. Clear increasingly difficult chambers, unlock new weapons, choose upgrades and build a different strategy each run.
Field manual
Defeat every enemy piece to clear the chamber and advance. Move your king by clicking or tapping a highlighted square, or use WASD / Arrow Keys. Select an enemy to aim, then click it again or press Space to shoot. Press R to reload and Shift to use Dash. Every move, shot and reload spends a turn, so watch enemy attack patterns and plan carefully. Clear chambers to earn upgrades, unlock weapons and survive all floors.
Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a portrait (upright) screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It is built tall, for an upright screen — a phone held normally frames it best, though any window will run it. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.
Field notes for shooting operations
- Short bursts beat long ones. Recoil, spread and plain panic all grow the longer you hold the trigger; three controlled shots land where one long spray writes poetry on the wall behind your target.
- Reload behind something. The reload animation is the most dangerous second in any shooter — spend it behind cover, mid-jump, or not at all if the magazine still has work in it.
- Sound is intelligence. Footsteps, reload clicks and distant fire tell you where the fight is before the screen does; play with the volume up and treat every noise as a map marker.
Chess Tactics — questions from the ranks
What does it cost to play Chess Tactics?
Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.
What sort of mission is Chess Tactics?
Chess Tactics is filed in our Shooting theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.
Can I run Chess Tactics on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It is built tall, for an upright screen — a phone held normally frames it best, though any window will run it.
Do I have to install anything before playing?
No installation of any kind. Chess Tactics is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.
After-action
Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Shooting theatre is one click away — Trigger discipline optional, aim compulsory. Two hundred and thirty-one shooting operations, from arcade galleries to full online firefights, posted in roster order — the strongest files first.
