BOT.vinnik Chess: Late USSR Championships (2021)

Developer

Deep Green Games

Publisher

Abyssal Studios

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Genres

Casual, Indie, Strategy

Rating

4.4 of 5, 34 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 45 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

Playing feels like studying chess under a stern Soviet tutor who demands precision through historical puzzles, with a dry, serious tone and no room for error.

educationalchallenginganalyticalunforgivingminimalistretroprecisetensedeadpan humor

What players say

Players say this entry in the BOT.vinnik series offers clever puzzles drawn from late USSR championship matches, but the sessions are very short at around 20 puzzles each. Some find the format too similar to bookstore puzzle books, and there is no free play mode to experiment after solving. Players are split on whether releasing this content as six separate games makes sense.

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