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How to Make Chess in Infinite Craft

Chess sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Fire plus Piece.

The final combination

FirePieceChess

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 122,335 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionWindSeed
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6SeedTreeApple
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8AppleSteamPie
  9. 9LakePiePiece
  10. 10FirePieceChess
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed5Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree6Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Apple + Steamโ†’ Pie9Lake + Pieโ†’ Piece10Fire + Pieceโ†’ Chess

Other ways to make Chess

2,335 combinations are known to produce Chess. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Chess
FirstSecondResult
CheckersSangriaChess
Angel FallsCheckersChess
Air FreshenerCheckersChess
CheckersMountain OasisChess
CheckersTea SubChess
CheckersFire FlowerChess
CheckersMermaidChess
Chai-nadoCheckersChess
CheckersTime MachineChess
CheckersStinkChess
CheckersRainbow TreeChess
CheckersLight BulbChess
CheckersGreen TeaChess
CheckersFlying FishChess
CheckersSandtamiChess
CheckersMudweedChess
CheckersDandelion TeaChess
CheckersMountain DewrollerChess
CheckersIce Tea PartyChess
CheckersSnowboatChess
CheckersMonorailChess
CheckersSwordfishChess
CheckersMountain RangeChess
CheckersCrystalChess
CheckersPot BrownieChess

What you can make with Chess

Chess at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
2,335
ways to make it
Used in
409
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

Similar effort to Chess, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chess in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire with Piece. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chess?

10 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Chess hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Chess?

Yes. 2,335 combinations are known to produce Chess, and the shortest route is shown above.

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