Checkmate (Map)

For the the weapon of the same name, see Checkmate (Weapon).

Checkmate
Imagecaption	Checkmate in the Map Selection.
General Information
Type	Multiplayer
Released	16.6.0
Map Information
Mode or Minigame	Deathmatch Team Fight
Size	M
Other Information
Music
Theme	Chess
Level required	2

Checkmate is a multiplayer map introduced in the 16.6.0 update.

Appearance

The map is themed to an oversized chess board located in the middle of a peach colored void. Various game pieces can be seen in the distance. On the board itself, the pieces move and interact with each other, playing a game of chess during the battle. A large clock can be seen orbiting the map.

The board is surrounded by to-scale weapons, such as the Combat Knife, Pixel Gun, and Frag Grenade, on the white side, as well as a pair of brass knuckles, a Voodoo Doll, a mystical orb, a dagger, and the Curse Spell on the black side.

Strategy

• If the player is in the way of a move, the piece will nudge you aside. Use the pieces to distract the opponent a bit.
• Don't be fooled. The weapons on the map do not do anything, and are only there for aesthetic purposes. The chess pieces don't kill the player either.
• You can fight the player outside the chess gameplay area so that the chess pieces do not get into your way.
• Use a wall break weapon in case someone hides between chess sets.

Trivia

• If the player is in the way of a move, the piece will nudge them aside.
• The map is based on the real-life board game, Chess.
• It is currently the only map to have to have terrains destroying other terrains.
• The chess pieces are not randomized. They always go in the same pattern every match.

Gallery

The giant Curse Spell

The giant Combat Knife

Top view of the black pieces

The giant Pixel Gun

The giant Frag Grenade

Top view of the white pieces

View of the void area

Another view of white pieces

The giant Voodoo Doll

Another view of the black pieces