From the 6th century until now, chess still has no change. It is still an old mind sport that any of us can sit down, play a game of chess and think brainstorming step by step.

But in the age of classical things that can be changed, there is a Japanese development team, called the Blitzkrieg Team that brings a bit of modernity into the ancient chessboard that has become this legend. They turn chess into an experience of the technological age, the game evolves much faster.

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This new flag type is Speed ​​Chess.

The name Blitzkrieg means "a lightning attack" , and the product they make also has that kind of direction: they name this new flag Speed ​​Speed . It's a multicolored chess board with a neon color everywhere, at first glance, you might think right away that this board comes straight out of a cyberpunk world (like Blade Runner?).

This is a video showing this flag:

Chessboard changes in a modern style, and the game rules are also completely different. Instead of players playing in turn, they are ATTACHED to play chess in real time . After moving a unit, that piece will enter a standby state (cooldown). In a turn-based game like this, timing is a prerequisite for winning Speed ​​Chess.

The score of each player is probably based on the number of moves and the number of "eaten" troops.

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Players play chess at the same time in real time.

What do you think about this brand new flag? If it was a pastime, it would definitely be a good time killer. But it is obvious that it cannot surpass chess: there is a reason for chess to exist from the 6th century to today.