# 1D Chess

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/1d-chess/

16 people recommended 1D Chess in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

16 of the 16 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “1D Chess”.

**Verdict:** A one-dimensional chess variant that people find fun, interesting and quick to pick up, with a board that is easy to view as a whole.

Summary written by Claude from 10 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun and interesting to play (5 comments in the sample): "it can be fun to look at the whole game at once" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860764)) "It was a lot more fun than I first thought!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720679)) "It's very interesting and fun!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720946))
- Easy to understand and intuitive (2 comments in the sample): "Finally, a version of Chess I can understand." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720319)) "Quite intuitive, clicked on the first click." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47721738))

## Other board games people recommend

- [Azul board game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/azul/): 9 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Mastermind board game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastermind/): 9 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Root by Leder Games](https://hackerapproved.com/p/root/): 9 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Stratego](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stratego/): 9 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "1D Chess", https://hackerapproved.com/p/1d-chess/ (16 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.