Master of Chess
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Playing now
1−6 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
70Jun 2024
| Published | Title | Build |
|---|---|---|
| Overall improvements Heya, this branch has been on dev/debug for months. Hopefully it will improve the experience for some of you! Bug Fixes & Stability · Resolved a major game-saving bug, improved logic around game-breaking issues, and corrected calendar view current day tracking. · Fixed rare concurrency bugs, including a startup race condition during game initialization. · Added error handling for NPC stopping i… | 24505950 | |
| Fixes & Brazil This update brings a mix of fixes and a new language option. Big thanks to yuuki for joining the discord and offering his help to get the game translated in Brazilian Portuguese. · Databases from the Steam Workshop now load correctly. · Starting age rules have been adjusted for better balance. · Beards can now be properly adjusted on existing players. · Invitation tournaments now evaluate on th… | 20136828 | |
| Post Launch Cleanup #1 Patch Notes · Fixed an issue where time did not reset properly between games. · Fixed a bug where pausing the game blocked button interactions. · Fixed a bug where the first move in the main menu game could be incorrect in some situations. · Fixed an issue with haircut progress not saving correctly. · Fixed a bug where the review screen engine detached after running a deep analysis. | 19928693 | |
| Master of Chess is released out of Early Access!major It all started in the summer of 2022. Things were getting back to normal as the pandemic was dying down. I was becoming disillusioned with my job as a software developer. There must be something out there for me that feels right, right? I've dabbled in gamedev for about 10 years at this point but I never truly committed. It's hard to make a game. Making a good one? Almost impossible. But an ide… | — | |
| 0.8.1: Board configuration! Build 0.8.11 · Added board configuration options · Fixed promotion bug · Fixed UI issue in the database editing tool · Fixed file access issue for board configuration A big accessibility option just arrived to Master of Chess: board configuration. Adjust the pieces and colors as you wish. It was quite an exciting task and I hope it will bring value to many players. If you want to add a custom p… | 18930434 | |
| Rerelase 0.8.10 with Debug turned on Due to high amount of reports of crashes I've reintroduced the debug build. It changes no functionality of the game but it has debug symbols used by the engine of the game. | 18844824 | |
| 🛠️ Patch 3: 0.8.9 🛠️ Build Report: 0.8.9 🔧 Fixes · Fixed a bug with PGN export during deep analysis. · Fixed PGN generation issues when pawn promotions occur. · Resolved an issue with the opening tree for 1.e4 on older save files. · Fixed a critical bug where the game became unplayable at over 3000 Elo rating. | 18251287 | |
| 0.8.8 Patch 2 🛠️ Build Report: 0.8.8 🔧 Fixes · Resolved issue causing unlimited expansion of the opening line. · Fixed 0-indexed player rating display in the played game modal. · Corrected player title rendering in the player's profile modal. · Stopped the game from opening the user's own player modal unnecessarily. · Fixed a bug where energy system broke after quitting to menu. ✨ Improvements · Added a “G… | 18233640 | |
| 0.8 Patch 1 🛠️ Patch Notes – 0.8.7 🔧 Bug Fixes: · Fixed an issue where Proficiency details wouldn't expand properly. · Resolved a bug where pressing ESC brought up the wrong modal. · Move validation now visibly deducts 0.1 energy points | 18203209 | |
| 🚀 Stabilize (Part 4) 0.7.7 🚀 0.7.7 is released! 🇵🇱 Fix crash when playing the Polish opening. 🎯 Improve UX of scrolling moves in the game review screen. 👑 Fix stalemate incorrectly counting as checkmate. 🤔 Fix issue with checkmate moves being marked as blunders in reviews. 💾 Improve UX for saving games. 📜 Fix player history not updating in real time. 🔑 Make the checkmate move in Key Moment simulations a key moment. | 16668612 | |
| Latest fixes 📝 Reintroduce move information in the game review screen. 👑 Fix issue with promotion in puzzles. 🧩 Fix bug causing no puzzles to appear on high puzzle Elo. 📜 Fix issue with loading titles. Keep your feedback coming! 🎉 | 16588574 | |
| Stabilize (part 3) Ding won the first game! Who would've thought it? 👑 A (probably) last small batch of fixes is here for 0.7.x. Time to focus on 0.8.x 🛠️ Fixes 🔧 Resolved an issue with calculating material differences during gameplay. 🎥 Fixed rare edge cases where key moments started on their own. 📅 Squashed a bug preventing tournaments spanning 2 years from showing in the calendar. 🗓️ Updates 🇩🇪 Adjuste… | 16538913 | |
| Stabilize (Part 2) The big change introduced some problems. I'm patching them as they arrive. Keep me posted! Patch Notes: 🛠️ Fixed crash on match finish. 🌍 Added missing Polish and Portuguese translations. 🤖 Fixed issue with AI often promoting to a piece other than queen. 🎨 Simplified Circled button structure. 🧹 Cleaned up database, saving ~50 MB. Enjoy the smoother gameplay! 🎉 | 16460414 | |
| Stabilize Build Notes: · Wrapped some crashing bugs in try-catch. · Fixed issue with tips being available at 0 energy. · Added missing translations. · Fixed bug where time didn’t stop at game end. | 16449228 | |
| 0.4.6 Stabilize 🛠️ My folks on Discord were telling me that the game was a lot more unstable since the last build (0.4.5). With this update majority of game crashing bugs should be fixed but I think there's one or two more cases that I need to figure out. Let me know if there's more crashes for you! 🛠️ Upcoming Fixes and Features: · Handle game-crashing bugs gracefully. · Fix bug with NEXT button missing. · Add… | 14849600 | |
| QOL part 2 🎉 Update Changelog 🎉 New Features: 🧩 Add puzzle ID to puzzle screen. 🏠 Add quit to main menu. ✨ Upgrade Godot version. 🕵️ Add cheats. Improvements: 🌍 Improve names of Indian, Latvian, Spanish, and Polish players. 🔄 Randomize position of newly created opening node. 🐢 Remember move speed settings of players across sessions. Bug Fixes: 🐛 Fix bug with players doubling in tournament. 🐛 Fix… | 14808829 | |
| 0.4.4 QOL improvements Fixed bugs around puzzle fetching. · Balanced out rapid progress of youth players. · Added ordering of tournament standings by clicking the headers. · Fixed bug with player's book points doubling. · Added zoom on openings. · Fixed issue with filtering by prize money. · Added Catalan translation! | 14736073 | |
| Small EA fixes 🖼️ Fix the piece sprites on the start menu screen · 💾 Fix issue with screen setting saving across sessions · 🎮 Fix issue with match mode setting across sessions · 🌐 Fix some small translation issues · 📖 Fix bug with loading player's opening repertoire · 🎓 Allow tutoring classes regardless of motivation levels · 🏆 Fix game-breaking bug with Estonia national tournament | 14709804 |
| Date | Day | Time | Patch title | Build ID | Branch | Depots | Download Δ |
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| 7 Sep 2026 | Mon | 16:18 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25163887 | debug | 1 | — |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Mon | 16:18 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25163887 | beta | 1 | — |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Sat | 05:14 | Overall improvements | 24505950 | public | 2 | — |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Sat | 06:23 | Overall improvements | 24505950 | beta | 2 | — |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Sat | 06:23 | Overall improvements | 24505950 | debug | 2 | — |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Mon | 10:29 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 18792950 | mac_test | 2 | — |
| 16 Nov 2024 | Sat | 09:01 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 15745991 | 0.6.x | 1 | — |