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{{Infobox board game
|title=''{{PAGENAME}}''
|publisher=[[Minecraft:The Noble Collection]]
|date=October 12, 2023<ref name="release">{{Cite|title=THE NOBLE COLLECTION LAUNCHES FIRST GAME-INSPIRED COLLECTIBLES FOR MINECRAFT|website=Games Press|url=https://www.gamespress.com/THE-NOBLE-COLLECTION-LAUNCHES-FIRST-GAME-INSPIRED-COLLECTIBLES-FOR-MIN|date=Octcober 4, 2023}}</ref>
|genre=[[Minecraft:w:Chess|Chess]]
|players=2
|age=8+<ref name="shop"/>
|dimensions=18.5 in &times; 0.5 in &times; 18.5 in<ref name="noble">{{Cite|title=Minecraft Chess Set|url=https://noblecollection.com/Item--i-CSS-MC-3726|website=[[Minecraft:The Noble Collection]]}}</ref>
|weight=3.95 lb<ref name="noble"/>
|customlinks=[https://minecraftshop.com/products/minecraft-chs-st ''Minecraft'' Shop listing]<br>[https://noblecollection.com/Item--i-CSS-MC-3726 The Noble Collection listing]
}}
[[File:Minecraft Chess Set.png|thumb|alt=The Minecraft Chess Set: Overworld Heroes vs. Hostile Mobs wordmark logo with a set chessboard underneath]]
The '''''Minecraft Chess Set''''' or '''''Minecraft Chess Set: Overworld Heroes vs. Hostile Mobs''''' is a ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft (franchise)|Minecraft]]''-themed {{w|chess}} set based on the ''[[Minecraft:Mobestiary]]''.<ref name="video">{{Cite|title=The Noble Collection On Minecraft - Collaborating & Creating Physical Products|author=[https://www.youtube.com/@ShacknewsInterviews Shacknews Interviews]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcyZgTJAZc|website=[[Minecraft:YouTube]]|date=January 22, 2024|section=15:58|quote=A lot of people seemed surprised by the ''Minecraft Chess Set''. It's unique look, it's based off the ''Mobestiary'' book}}</ref>

== Description ==
The set comes wrapped in a thin plastic layer, with a thin cutout decorating the main box. Opening the box reveals an assembly manual, along with four plastic-wrapped quadrants of the board that need to be placed together before playing. Underneath, two plastic containers encasing the black and white pieces (seperated by another plastic sheet), respectively, are put. Two small plastic bags with two metalic ''Minecraft'' logos each to be embedded in the chess frame are also put.<ref name="vid">{{Cite|title=THIS IS INCREDIBLE... {{!}} MINECRAFT CHESS SET REVIEW|website=[[Minecraft:YouTube]]|author=[https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaTanzil Joshua Tanzil]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7-Ub_jXvKs|date=July 29, 2025}}
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White pieces have a "{{w|marble}}"-like finish and [[Minecraft:emerald]] inspired bases, and are based on [[Minecraft:Overworld]] mobs and [[Minecraft:player]] characters. Black pieces have an "[[Minecraft:obsidian]]"-like finish with a [[Minecraft:redstone]] inspired base, and are based off of [[Minecraft:monster]]s.<ref name="noble"/> While the pieces are made to resemble stone, they are made of a plastic like material.<ref name="vid"/> A pixelated insignia representing the piece type is shown on a pieces base, that being in an orange color for white pieces and red for black ones.<ref name="shop">{{Cite|title=Minecraft Chess Set|website=[[Minecraft:Minecraft Shop]]|url=https://minecraftshop.com/products/minecraft-chs-st}}</ref>

The board itself is 18 inches, with alternating light and dark green squares based on [[Minecraft:Grass Block|grass]]. The frame is described as "wood-like", with metalic-finished ''Minecraft'' logos facing outwards on each side.<ref name="shop"/>

== Pieces ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! rowspan="3"|Piece !! colspan="4"|Color
|-
! colspan="2"|White !! colspan="2"|Black
|-
! Image !! Character !! Image !! Character
|-
| King
| [[File:Steve Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Steve}}
| [[File:Wither Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Wither}}
|-
| Queen
| [[File:Alex Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Alex}}
| [[File:Ender Dragon Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Ender Dragon}}
|- 
| Rook
| [[File:Iron Golem Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Iron Golem}}
| [[File:Creeper Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Creeper}}
|-
| Bishop
| [[File:Villager Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Villager}}
| [[File:Enderman Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Enderman}}
|-
| Knight
| [[File:Horse Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Horse}}
| [[File:Skeleton Horse Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}
|- 
| Pawn
| [[File:Stacked Chickens Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Chicken}}
| [[File:Baby Zombie Chess Piece.png|frameless|170px]]
| {{EntityLink|Baby Zombie}}
|}

== History ==
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The set was first available for purchase at the 2023 {{w|New York Comic Con}}, with the shows stock being sold out.<ref>{{Cite|title=The Noble Collection On Minecraft - Collaborating & Creating Physical Products|author=[https://www.youtube.com/@ShacknewsInterviews Shacknews Interviews]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcyZgTJAZc|website=[[Minecraft:YouTube]]|date=January 22, 2024|section=15:58|quote=A lot of people seemed surprised by the ''Minecraft Chess Set''. It's unique look, it's based off the ''Mobestiary'' book|section=16:18}}</ref>

== Videos ==
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Minecraft Chess Pieces.png|The ''Minecraft''-themed pieces
Chess Pieces White.jpg|White pieces
Chess Pieces Black.jpg|Black pieces
Chess Board.png|A set chessboard
Chess Set Board Box.jpg|Chess set with box
Chess Box Front.jpg|The front of the box
Chess Box Back.jpg|The back of the box
Chess Packaging.jpg|Packaging material for the chess set
Chess Board in Play.jpg|Chess board in a game
Chess Cinematic Creeper.jpg|A cinematic shot of the [[Minecraft:creeper]] chess piece
Chess Cinematic Steve.jpg|A cinematic shot of the [[Minecraft:Steve]] chess piece
Chess Cinematic White.jpg|White chess pieces on the board
Chess hero banner.jpg|A banner with the ''Minecraft'' logo and drawn chess pieces<ref>{{Cite|url=https://noblecollection.co.uk/product-category/minecraft/|website=[[Minecraft:The Noble Collection UK]]|title=Minecraft|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0910-1302-13/https://noblecollection.co.uk:443/product-category/minecraft/}}</ref>
</gallery>

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