13 quests
Every quest has rules, reward points, and a collectible coat-of-arms badge.
Funny quests. Serious receipts.
Side Quest Chess only works if the proof feels trustworthy. The rulebook keeps the path explicit: choose a weird objective, play real games elsewhere, then let SQC verify the receipt without turning into homework.
4205 pts
The point score is brag fuel, not a serious rating system.
Honest chaos
Pass, fail, and pending states all stay shareable without pretending every attempt succeeded.
Pick a quest
Choose a side quest with clear rules, a badge, and a reward. The joke can be stupid; the success condition still has to be precise.
Play real chess
Use Lichess or Chess.com like normal. Side Quest Chess is not a replacement board, a manual-upload chore, or an engine-analysis dashboard.
Check the latest games
When you ask for proof, SQC reads your connected username’s recent public games and looks for the quest-specific evidence.
Share the receipt
Passed, failed, and pending attempts stay honest, then become proof cards and completed side-quest records you can copy or share.
Verifier roadmap
no manual uploadsWhat counts as proof?
Queen? Never Heard of Her
The canonical quest already has a deterministic rule checker plus Lichess latest-game normalization for queen loss before move 15, opponent queen present, legal time classes, and a win.
No Castle Club
The next adapter should prove a win with no castling from provider move data. Same pattern: narrow game shape first, provider adapter second.
No fake glory
If the evidence is missing or the game fails the rules, SQC should say so. Failed side quests are still funny receipts, not hidden errors.
Guardrails
What Side Quest Chess is not
not engine analysisnot PGN upload choresnot a training dashboardnot fake success copynot a replacement chess board