# Show HN: Linear Chess – Normal Chess, on a 1D board > Source: > Published: 2026-05-25 17:48:22+00:00 Scroll horizontally to see the whole board. Click a piece, then click a square to move. Board loading... White to move Selected: none 8x8 Preview (Read-only) Settings▶ 72px What is this game?▶ This is standard chess with all normal rules, but displayed as a single 1D strip of 64 squares. Moves are still validated using real 8x8 chess logic, and you can optionally view the synced 8x8 preview board. Why create this?▶ Other than "why not?", comments on Hacker News by traderj0e and highphive, arguing that chess technically is a 1D game, were a direct inspiration. It might also help with blindfold-style board visualization training... or at least that is the theory. I am around 1500 on LiChess, so please treat this as "enthusiastic field research," not grandmaster-certified science. What AI/Chess Engine is used?▶ This uses js-chess-engine in the browser for legal move validation, game-state checks (check/checkmate/stalemate), and the optional AI opponent with selectable levels 1-5 from Beginner to Expert.