Destiny 2 En Passant triumph guide: All 27 chess puzzle solutions
Discover how to unlock and solve Destiny 2’s chess puzzle ARG and uncover its hidden connection to Act 3 and the Rite of the Nine event.
Table of Contents
Key takeaways:
- There are 60 hidden chess pieces to find across the game world, all of which are required to unlock the puzzle room—unless you join someone who already has access.
- The chess pieces are scattered throughout the game, hidden in Hall of Souls, Mausoleum, The Founts, Eris Apartment, Tower, EDZ, Europa, Court of Blades, Drifter, Path of Resolve, Path of Ambition, Nether Secrets.
- Once all pieces are collected, the chess board is accessed via a green portal found in Eris Morn’s flat in The Last City, leading to a secret puzzle room.
- Completing the En Passant triumph rewards players with exclusive loot, and a lore-rich cutscene. Rewards include an exotic ship, emblem, shader, Adept weapons, and crafting materials.
The Chess Puzzle ARG (En Passant Triumph) is one of Destiny 2’s most ambitious community-driven events. Taking cues from past experiences like Corridors of Time, this puzzle demands large-scale collaboration and a bit of chess strategy. Below is a complete guide to help you access the secret room, solve every chess board puzzle, and claim the unique rewards.
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In this guide, you will see how to find all 60 hidden chess pieces, access the secret chess board, solve every puzzle, unlock rewards, and understand its connection to Act 3 and the Rite of the Nine. Credits to MrRoflWaffles for a huge impact on solving this Destiny 2 chess ARG!
How to get En Passant Triumph
To earn the En Passant Triumph, you need to collect all 60 hidden chess pieces, access the secret puzzle room, and solve 27 chess board challenges to unlock the associated lore and rewards.
Now let’s dive into the specific steps required to complete the En Passant Triumph.
Collect 60 hidden chess pieces
To begin the chess puzzle ARG, players must locate 60 hidden chess pieces scattered throughout the game world. These collectibles can be found in Patrol zones, Lost Sectors, and inside missions. While time-consuming, this step is crucial—all 60 pieces are required to access the puzzle room.
We recommend watching 360GameTV video on how to get all 60 chess pieces in Destiny 2.
Tip:
If you don’t want to hunt all the pieces yourself, you can join a fireteam with someone who already has access to the room. This lets you skip directly to the chess puzzles.
How to get to the chess board
Once all pieces are collected, a portal becomes accessible. Teleport to The Last City Eris’s Flat on Earth and go upstairs, until you see a green portal. This portal leads to the “chess board world”—a mysterious area that has a massive, interactive chess board.
All 27 chess puzzle solutions
The main objective inside the chess board world is to solve 27 individual chess puzzles. Each one requires you to make a specific series of moves to checkmate the Black King or perform key strategic actions.
Players utilize the collected pieces to place, delete, or convert pieces on the board. The board features various action plates:
- Piece Placement Plates: Stand on these to place specific pieces (pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen) on the board by shooting the desired square.
- Delete plate: Removes a piece from the targeted square.
- Convert plate: Changes an enemy piece into a friendly one.
- Undo plate: Reverts the last move made.
- Reset plate: Resets the entire board to its initial state
Each puzzle must be solved using a limited number of moves, emphasizing strategic planning and efficient use of available pieces.
Here are all 27 Destiny 2 chess puzzles and their solutions:
- Puzzle 01 – Pawn to E6 (Alt: Pawn to C6)
- Puzzle 02 – Rook to H8
- Puzzle 03 – Pawn to E5
- Puzzle 04 – Knight to D4, Pawn to E4, Pawn to F4
- Puzzle 05 – Knight to D5, Pawn to E6
- Puzzle 06 – Pawn to D1
- Puzzle 07 – Knight to G7, Pawn to F4, Pawn to D7, Bishop to G5
- Puzzle 08 – Knight to C6, Rook to D2
- Puzzle 09 – Delete Knight F6
- Puzzle 10 – Knight to D7, Pawn to E4, Bishop to F5
- Puzzle 11 – Pawn to C6, Pawn to D7, Pawn to E6
- Puzzle 12 – Take Bishop E4
- Puzzle 13 – Bishop to E5
- Puzzle 14 – Knight to H8, Pawn to B7, Pawn to F7
- Puzzle 15 – Knight to D7, Knight to E7
- Puzzle 16 – Delete Pawn F2, Knight to F2
- Puzzle 17 – Take Bishop C3, Take Bishop F6
- Puzzle 18 – Knight to D3, Knight to F5, Bishop to C5
- Puzzle 19 – Delete Bishops D7 and E2
- Puzzle 20 – Bishop to E8
- Puzzle 21 – Bishop to E2
- Puzzle 22 – Knight to E5
- Puzzle 23 – Knight to E3
- Puzzle 24 – Delete Knight D5, Knight to C4, Knight to H3, Pawn to B6, Pawn to B7
- Puzzle 25 – Delete Queen E4, Delete Pawn H4, Rook to E2, Queen to D7, Take Knight F5
- Puzzle 26 – Knight to B4, Queen to E7, Bishop to D5
- Puzzle 27 – Take Knight C4, Take Knight D6, Take Knight E3, Take Knight F5
Tip
Use a physical chess board or digital tool like lichess.org to visualize the moves if you’re stuck.
Secret chess puzzle rewards
Once you complete all 27 puzzles, a special cutscene becomes available—interact with the vessel filled with water near the chess board to trigger it. If you’d prefer to experience the cinematic firsthand, feel free to skip ahead to the FAQ to avoid spoilers. We’ll cover the cutscene details after the rewards section.
In addition to the cutscene, the Destiny 2 chess puzzle also grants several valuable in-game rewards.
Destiny 2 chess puzzle rewards include:
- Adept weapons and various materials
- Umbral Rumble shader
- Deinterlace exotic ship
- Enigmatology emblem
- Exotic Cipher
- 3x Ascendant Shards
- 25 Strange Coins
- 3x Curios of the Nine
Spoiler alert:
The next section contains story and reward spoilers from the D2 chess puzzle ARG and potentially from upcoming Rite of the Nine content. If you haven’t finished the puzzles and prefer to experience the cutscene firsthand, scroll down to the FAQ section to avoid spoilers.
In the Destiny 2 chess puzzle cutscene, Drifter hints that the player is being prepared for a potential threat from another universe—something unknown. If you’ve been following the story, you’ll recognize the tie-in to Rite of the Nine, which digs deeper into the strange, in-between world of the Nine—those otherworldly beings who’ve always watched from the shadows and are deeply tied to the theme of other dimensions.
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FAQ
Can I solo the chess puzzle?
You can collect the pieces and solve the puzzles solo, but it’s much faster with friends or by joining someone who already has access.
Do I need all 60 pieces to access the chess puzzles?
Yes—unless you join someone who already unlocked the room.
Do I need to complete Destiny 2 story?
Yes — you must complete at least Act 2 of the current Destiny 2 campaign to access the chess puzzle (Or more specifically a portal in Eris’s apartment)
Is this ARG time-limited?
At the time of writing, chess puzzle appears to be a permanent addition during the current Episode.
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