Shared Chess Telegram Bot
A Telegram bot for playing shared board chess games with multiple players
Telegram bot Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
RaGoose
Bloat
105/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
A working, playful bot that real people used to play several games on a shared board in late 2025. It has no way to earn money, no stated prices or support channel, and it's been quiet for about 10 months. It reads as a fun side project rather than a business.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
It's a fun community game with a clear user, but nothing in the posts shows a way to charge anyone, and the builder frames it as a vibecoded project.
14/100
Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.
Receipts (2)
The creator calls it a vibecoded bot and asks for a GitHub star, with no mention of charging or any business goal.
“Shared Chess Telegram Bot so i just fully vibecoded this telegram bot, where you guys can join and play a shared board chess game. used node, docker and railway and ofc cursor. check out the code here and don't forget to drop a star 🌟 https://github.com/daveragos/telegram-chess-bot #myprojects #chess”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The game is open to anyone in a channel with no accounts, tiers or paid features.
“🎮 Chess Game Started! 🎮 📱 Click "Join & Play" on the board above to start playing! 👆 ⚪ White plays first! 👥 Anyone can join the game! ⏱️ Timer System: • During rounds: Players can move immediately (no waiting) • After both move: 15 min timer starts (increases each round) • Both teams wait for timer to expire before next round”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
It's a Node bot built with an AI editor that someone could rebuild in a weekend. The shared-board timer is a neat design choice but easy to copy.
8/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
The creator says it was fully vibecoded with Node, Docker, Railway and Cursor, which shows how little it takes to rebuild.
“Shared Chess Telegram Bot so i just fully vibecoded this telegram bot, where you guys can join and play a shared board chess game. used node, docker and railway and ofc cursor. check out the code here and don't forget to drop a star 🌟 https://github.com/daveragos/telegram-chess-bot #myprojects #chess”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The escalating round timer is the main differentiator and is simple to replicate.
“🎮 Chess Game Started! 🎮 📱 Click "Join & Play" on the board above to start playing! 👆 ⚪ White plays first! 👥 Anyone can join the game! ⏱️ Timer System: • During rounds: Players can move immediately (no waiting) • After both move: 15 min timer starts (increases each round) • Both teams wait for timer to expire before next round”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
It was shipped over about two months in late 2025, mostly as game-state posts, with the last sign of work on 2025-12-25. Nothing has appeared in the 286 days since.
16/100
- Sustained shipping5/60
Worked on across 2 months.
- Consistency11/40
Updates in 2 of 2 months.
- Quiet
No update for 286 days, so scaled to 29%.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“Shared Chess Telegram Bot so i just fully vibecoded this telegram bot, where you guys can join and play a shared board chess game. used node, docker and railway and ofc cursor. check out the code here and don't forget to drop a star 🌟 https://github.com/daveragos/telegram-chess-bot #myprojects #chess”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“SpamGoose Bot Send and post it! to @ragoose_dumps directly #frombot", the bot y'all used to spam the sh!t out of this channel, anon. Builve build and move your app. BloClean A CLI tool for creating and adding clean architecture Flutter projects and features. Telegram Chess Bot A Telegram bot that allows y'all to play chess on a shared board here. TLDReply Bot A Telegram bot that summarizes gro”
Post · @ragoose · 25 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A working bot exists and handled multiple live games with turn order, captures, check and escalating timers. It's thin, with no accounts, docs or other platforms.
44/100
- It's live12/20
The main link didn't respond, but another product link did.
- HTTPS0/5
Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.
- Real product25/35
The bot works: it enforces turns, tracks captures and check, and runs a timer system across multiple games. It's thin, though, with no accounts, ratings or game history beyond the channel messages.
- Own home5/10
A Telegram bot, no home of its own.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2025-12-25.
- Operations2/15
It's deployed on Railway with Docker and has a public repo, but there are no docs, API, status page or user accounts, and the GitHub snapshot failed to load.
Receipts (5)
The main link didn't respond, but another product link did.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/shared_chess_bot (opens in a new tab)
The board state shows check detection, captured pieces and a move history, so the game logic runs.
“Current turn: White ⚠️ (Check!) ⏳ Round 7 complete. Timer: 1h 45m remaining before next round ⏸️ Waiting for timer to expire... 📥 Captured: ⚪ White: ♟ (1 pts) ⚫ Black: ♞ (3 pts) 📜 Recent moves (14 total): 10. fkrtag: g8 → f6 11. abdesol: a4 → a5 12. JONAZZ2: e7 → e6 13. Perfectious: b2 → b4 14. alezwel: f8 → b4 captures ♟ ... (9 earlier moves)”
Post · @ragoose · 30 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Games reached round 9 and beyond with many different players, so the game was playable.
“Current turn: White ⚠️ (Check!) ⏳ Round 9 complete. Timer: 2h 15m remaining before next round ⏸️ Waiting for timer to expire... 📥 Captured: ⚪ White: ♞♛ (12 pts) ⚫ Black: ♟♟ (2 pts) 📜 Recent moves (18 total): 14. mikiyalemyehu12: d4 → d5 captures ♞ 15. Anti_Arada: d3 → d4 16. Robi_mez: e6 → e5 17. nuraki1: d4 → e5 captures ♟ 18. yedidiahtakele: d5 → d1 captures ♛ ... (13 earlier moves)”
Post · @ragoose · 11 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The bot's Telegram page is live and launchable.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/shared_chess_bot (opens in a new tab)
The stack is Node, Docker and Railway, which is basic hosting.
“Shared Chess Telegram Bot so i just fully vibecoded this telegram bot, where you guys can join and play a shared board chess game. used node, docker and railway and ofc cursor. check out the code here and don't forget to drop a star 🌟 https://github.com/daveragos/telegram-chess-bot #myprojects #chess”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
Distribution is limited to a Telegram bot with no payments, pricing, privacy policy, terms or support contact. It has no revenue and no visible commitment beyond the creator's own channel.
23/100
- Distribution20/30
A Telegram bot or mini app.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No post mentions paying customers, donations from the bot, or any revenue.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support0/8
No support contact found.
- Commitment3/20
The bot runs inside the creator's own channel and was relisted in a portfolio post in December, but there's no roadmap, team, funding or dedicated community, and activity stopped within two months.
Receipts (4)
A Telegram bot or mini app.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/shared_chess_bot (opens in a new tab)
The only ask is a GitHub star.
“Shared Chess Telegram Bot so i just fully vibecoded this telegram bot, where you guys can join and play a shared board chess game. used node, docker and railway and ofc cursor. check out the code here and don't forget to drop a star 🌟 https://github.com/daveragos/telegram-chess-bot #myprojects #chess”
Post · @ragoose · 29 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
It's listed among several other projects in a portfolio-style post, which shows it as one of many side projects.
“SpamGoose Bot Send and post it! to @ragoose_dumps directly #frombot", the bot y'all used to spam the sh!t out of this channel, anon. Builve build and move your app. BloClean A CLI tool for creating and adding clean architecture Flutter projects and features. Telegram Chess Bot A Telegram bot that allows y'all to play chess on a shared board here. TLDReply Bot A Telegram bot that summarizes gro”
Post · @ragoose · 25 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The last game update came in mid-November 2025.
“Current turn: Black ⏱️ Round 10: White can move immediately (no timer during round) 📥 Captured: ⚪ White: ♞♛ (12 pts) ⚫ Black: ♟♟♛ (11 pts) 📜 Recent moves (19 total): 15. Anti_Arada: d3 → d4 16. Robi_mez: e6 → e5 17. nuraki1: d4 → e5 captures ♟ 18. yedidiahtakele: d5 → d1 captures ♛ 19. ChilePeppers: e1 → d1 captures ♛ ... (14 earlier moves)”
Post · @ragoose · 14 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)