Overview

In the digital age, Chess remains an iconic board game, and online platforms have transformed how players engage with it. While these platforms offer global matchmaking and convenient access, they still rely on traditional web2 servers, resulting in fragmented databases.

The rise of Web3 technology addresses the data tokenization and self-custodianship concerns of the digital era. It holds great potential for various applications, including gaming, but high transaction fees, latency, and implementation complexity have hindered its adoption.

Introducing CH3SS, a pioneering Web3 gaming platform designed to tokenize Chess and other board games using blockchain technology. CH3SS efficiently implements chess logic on-chain, demonstrating the potential of decentralized turn-based gaming. Its chess engine operates on Ethereum and solidity-based blockchains, promoting transparency and enabling high-stakes tournaments. CH3SS’s universal rankings and membership NFTs enhance the gaming experience while championing Web3’s transparency. Our mission is to usher in a new era of Web3 gaming, where chess enthusiasts and Web3 adopters can enjoy the game’s brilliance while experiencing blockchain’s full potential, with NFT rewards adding a gamified layer to every move on the chessboard.

What is CH3SS?

Introducing CH3SS, a visionary Web3 gaming platform dedicated to tokenizing Chess and other board games using blockchain technology. Our adeptness shines through in how we’ve efficiently implemented the complex logic of chess on-chain, a testament to both our team’s capabilities and Web3’s potential in delivering decentralized turn-based gaming experiences. With ambitions extending beyond Chess, our roadmap involves encompassing other turn-based games to establish CH3SS as the go-to hub for Web3 gaming.

The inherent transparency and unstoppable nature of Web3 empower the CH3SS project to host high-stakes tournaments and thrilling engine competitions. Furthermore, CH3SS promises to unlock the doors to decentralized universal rankings and the tokenization of brilliance through membership and ranking NFTs. Notably, in contrast to the opacity found in Web2 gaming solutions, CH3SS has the potential to emerge as a universal Logic oracle reference, further underscoring its appeal and value in the Web3 landscape.

In the following sections, we lay out the premises of our work and present our design. We also explain our plans to launch and scale CH3SS.

Unique Selling Proposition (UPS)

  • Full Web3 integration. CH3SS is not just a chess platform; it’s a fully on-chain chess ecosystem. This means every move, every interaction, and every reward is transparent, secure, and verifiable on the blockchain. It leverages the power of Web3 technology to ensure players have a trustless and auditable gaming experience.
  • Expert team. The CH3SS team comprises individuals with extensive experience in blockchain, game design, and community building. This expertise guarantees the successful execution of the project and the delivery of an innovative gaming platform.
  • Community driven Governance. Our project is underpinned by a robust governance mechanism that empowers the CH3SS community to actively participate in decision-making processes. This not only ensures transparency and fairness but also fosters a sense of ownership among our users.

Market Analysis

The Online Chess market was valued at $152 M in 2021 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of roughly 13% during the forecast period, reaching $318 M by 2030. The ensemble of these companies providing online chess services the following services to the chess community.

  • Web2 chess game provider
  • chess variants and sub-games
  • chess education and tutoring
  • entertainment
  • Centralized Rankings and game history analysis


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