diff --git a/panel/src/games/chess/ChessBoard.tsx b/panel/src/games/chess/ChessBoard.tsx
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+import { useState } from "react";
+import type { GameUIProps } from "../registry";
+
+interface Piece {
+    type: string;
+    color: "white" | "black";
+}
+
+interface ChessState {
+    board: (Piece | null)[][];
+    currentTurn: "white" | "black";
+    players: { white: string; black: string };
+    moveHistory: string[];
+    status: string;
+    winner: string | null;
+}
+
+const PIECE_SYMBOLS: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {
+    white: { king: "♔", queen: "♕", rook: "♖", bishop: "♗", knight: "♘", pawn: "♙" },
+    black: { king: "♚", queen: "♛", rook: "♜", bishop: "♝", knight: "♞", pawn: "♟" },
+};
+
+export function ChessBoard({ state, myPlayerId, isSpectator, onAction, players }: GameUIProps) {
+    const chess = state as ChessState;
+    const [selected, setSelected] = useState<[number, number] | null>(null);
+
+    if (!chess?.board) {
+        return <div className="text-text-tertiary text-sm">Waiting for game to start...</div>;
+    }
+
+    const myColor = chess.players.white === myPlayerId ? "white" : chess.players.black === myPlayerId ? "black" : null;
+    const isMyTurn = myColor === chess.currentTurn && !isSpectator;
+
+    function handleSquareClick(row: number, col: number) {
+        if (isSpectator || !isMyTurn) return;
+
+        if (selected) {
+            onAction({ type: "move", from: selected, to: [row, col] });
+            setSelected(null);
+        } else {
+            const piece = chess.board[row][col];
+            if (piece && piece.color === myColor) {
+                setSelected([row, col]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function handleForfeit() {
+        onAction({ type: "forfeit" });
+    }
+
+    const opponentId = myColor === "white" ? chess.players.black : chess.players.white;
+    const opponent = players.find(p => p.discordId === opponentId);
+    const me = players.find(p => p.discordId === myPlayerId);
+
+    return (
+        <div className="flex gap-4">
+            <div>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                    <div className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-surface flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-medium">
+                        {opponent?.username?.[0]?.toUpperCase() ?? "?"}
+                    </div>
+                    <span className="text-sm font-medium">{opponent?.username ?? "Opponent"}</span>
+                    <span className="text-xs text-text-tertiary">· {myColor === "white" ? "Black" : "White"}</span>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="inline-grid grid-cols-8 border-2 border-border rounded overflow-hidden">
+                    {chess.board.map((row, r) =>
+                        row.map((piece, c) => {
+                            const isLight = (r + c) % 2 === 0;
+                            const isSelected = selected?.[0] === r && selected?.[1] === c;
+                            return (
+                                <button
+                                    key={`${r}-${c}`}
+                                    onClick={() => handleSquareClick(r, c)}
+                                    className={`w-12 h-12 flex items-center justify-center text-2xl transition-colors ${
+                                        isSelected
+                                            ? "bg-primary/40"
+                                            : isLight
+                                                ? "bg-raised"
+                                                : "bg-surface"
+                                    } ${isMyTurn ? "cursor-pointer hover:bg-primary/20" : "cursor-default"}`}
+                                >
+                                    {piece ? PIECE_SYMBOLS[piece.color][piece.type] : ""}
+                                </button>
+                            );
+                        })
+                    )}
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-2">
+                    <div className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-surface flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-medium border-2 border-primary">
+                        {me?.username?.[0]?.toUpperCase() ?? "?"}
+                    </div>
+                    <span className="text-sm font-medium">{me?.username ?? "You"}</span>
+                    <span className="text-xs text-text-tertiary">· {myColor ?? "Spectator"}</span>
+                    {isMyTurn && (
+                        <span className="text-xs font-medium bg-primary/15 text-primary px-2 py-0.5 rounded">Your turn</span>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-w-[180px]">
+                <div className="bg-card rounded-lg border border-border">
+                    <div className="px-4 py-2.5 border-b border-border text-xs font-semibold">Move History</div>
+                    <div className="px-4 py-2 max-h-64 overflow-y-auto">
+                        {chess.moveHistory.length === 0 ? (
+                            <div className="text-xs text-text-disabled">No moves yet</div>
+                        ) : (
+                            <div className="text-xs text-text-tertiary font-mono leading-6">
+                                {chess.moveHistory.map((move, i) => (
+                                    <span key={i}>
+                                        {i % 2 === 0 && <span className="text-text-disabled">{Math.floor(i / 2) + 1}. </span>}
+                                        {move}{" "}
+                                    </span>
+                                ))}
+                            </div>
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {!isSpectator && chess.status === "playing" && (
+                    <button
+                        onClick={handleForfeit}
+                        className="rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium bg-destructive/15 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/25 transition-colors"
+                    >
+                        Forfeit
+                    </button>
+                )}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/panel/src/games/chess/index.ts b/panel/src/games/chess/index.ts
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+import { gameUIRegistry } from "../registry";
+import { ChessBoard } from "./ChessBoard";
+
+gameUIRegistry.register({
+    slug: "chess",
+    name: "Chess",
+    icon: "♟",
+    component: ChessBoard,
+});
diff --git a/panel/src/games/registry.ts b/panel/src/games/registry.ts
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+import type { ComponentType } from "react";
+
+export interface GameUIProps {
+    state: any;
+    myPlayerId: string;
+    isSpectator: boolean;
+    onAction: (action: unknown) => void;
+    players: { discordId: string; username: string }[];
+}
+
+export interface GameUIPlugin {
+    slug: string;
+    name: string;
+    icon: string;
+    component: ComponentType<GameUIProps>;
+}
+
+const plugins = new Map<string, GameUIPlugin>();
+
+export const gameUIRegistry = {
+    register(plugin: GameUIPlugin) {
+        plugins.set(plugin.slug, plugin);
+    },
+    get(slug: string): GameUIPlugin | undefined {
+        return plugins.get(slug);
+    },
+    list(): GameUIPlugin[] {
+        return Array.from(plugins.values());
+    },
+};