Really Bad Chess

Do you suck at chess? Don’t worry; you don’t need to be good to play this game. You only need to be creative.

Really Bad Chess takes a game that’s been around for centuries and changes one of its most recognizable features: the starting pieces.

Instead of beginning every match with the traditional position, you’ll receive a randomized collection of chess pieces. You might start with several queens or an unusual combination of bishops and knights.

The basic rules are still the same, and your objective is still to checkmate your opponent. However, those unusual starting positions completely change how you approach each game.

You can’t rely on memorizing traditional openings because the pieces you need for those strategies might not even exist on your side of the board. You’ll need to examine the position carefully and figure out how to use whatever pieces you’ve been given.

That will force you to think more carefully and creatively, and who knows, it might even help you improve your chess in the long run.