Noting that new site member 
DrAkiVal (account age 71 days, site membership 67 days) recently coldposted the following page, which has multiple indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8355
**Item #:** SCP-8355
**Object Class:** Safe
**Special Containment Procedures:**
SCP-8355 is to be contained within a standard containment chamber at Site-██. Access to SCP-8355 is restricted to Level 3 personnel and above, and all interactions must be approved by at least two Senior Researchers. Testing sessions with SCP-8355 must be monitored via CCTV and all sessions recorded.
**Description:**
SCP-8355 is a seemingly ordinary, yet intricately carved chess board crafted from agarwood and paired with pieces made from an unidentified, unbreakable glass. When a game is initiated, by the player picking either black or white, the opposing pieces autonomously move to respond to the player's moves, seemingly controlled by an invisible force designated SCP-8355-2.
Players report feeling an eerie presence whilst engaging in a match with SCP-8355, often describing it as if they are being watched. In some instances, players have heard faint whispers, seemingly offering strategic advice or other times threatening the player.
The true anomaly of SCP-8355 activates when a player loses a match. Upon losing, players experience an extreme sense of dread followed by vivid hallucinations of their own demise, although no physical harm is incurred. These hallucinations last approximately 15 minutes and are reported to be extremely traumatic.
**Addendum 8355-A:**
During a routine testing session, Dr. ███████ lost a game to SCP-8355 and subsequently experienced a hallucination of being engulfed in flames. Though unharmed, Dr. ███████ exhibited heightened anxiety levels for several weeks post-interaction.
**Research Notes:**
SCP-8355 seems to possess an intricate understanding of chess strategies, suggesting it may be drawing on a vast knowledge or memory.
Further research is required to determine the origin of SCP-8355 and the entity controlling it.
Analysis of SCP-8355’s gameplay suggests a progressive increase in its strategic proficiency, with its estimated elo rating rising from an initial projection of approximately 450 to its current approximated level of 2000. This significant improvement implies that SCP-8355 may possess an adaptive learning capability, potentially assimilating knowledge from each interaction to refine its strategic depth and decision making processes.
**Experiment Log 8355-01:**
Subject: D-1793
Outcome: Subject defeated SCP-8355 and reported a feeling of profound satisfaction. Subsequent mental health evaluations showed significant improvement in subject’s cognitive abilities, possibly indicating a positive cognitive anomaly when winning against SCP-8355.
Conclusion:
SCP-8355 presents both potential risks and benefits, warranting further exploration into its capabilities and effects on human psychology. Further testing should proceed with caution and a focus on understanding the nature of SCP-8355-2.
Excerpts of note:
The true anomaly of SCP-8355 activates when a player loses a match. Upon losing, players experience an extreme sense of dread followed by vivid hallucinations of their own demise, although no physical harm is incurred. These hallucinations last approximately 15 minutes and are reported to be extremely traumatic.
Research Notes:
SCP-8355 seems to possess an intricate understanding of chess strategies, suggesting it may be drawing on a vast knowledge or memory.
Further research is required to determine the origin of SCP-8355 and the entity controlling it.
Analysis of SCP-8355’s gameplay suggests a progressive increase in its strategic proficiency, with its estimated elo rating rising from an initial projection of approximately 450 to its current approximated level of 2000. This significant improvement implies that SCP-8355 may possess an adaptive learning capability, potentially assimilating knowledge from each interaction to refine its strategic depth and decision making processes.
Experiment Log 8355-01:
Subject: D-1793
Outcome: Subject defeated SCP-8355 and reported a feeling of profound satisfaction. Subsequent mental health evaluations showed significant improvement in subject’s cognitive abilities, possibly indicating a positive cognitive anomaly when winning against SCP-8355.
Conclusion:
SCP-8355 presents both potential risks and benefits, warranting further exploration into its capabilities and effects on human psychology. Further testing should proceed with caution and a focus on understanding the nature of SCP-8355-2.
Of note, the user has a sandbox: https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/akival with the full draft fully-formed in Revision 0. The user has a handful of edits, with edit comments:
- "Added a third log under research notes mentioning elo." > added text, "Analysis of SCP-8355’s gameplay suggests a progressive increase in its strategic proficiency, with its estimated elo rating rising from an initial projection of approximately 450 to its current approximated level of 2000. This significant improvement implies that SCP-8355 may possess an adaptive learning capability, potentially assimilating knowledge from each interaction to refine its strategic depth and decision making processes."
- "Added a third log under research notes mentioning elo. Fixed to say “opposing pieces” rather than “pieces” for clarity." > added the word "opposing"
- "Changed “The Entity” to “SCP-8355-2”." > "seemingly controlled by an invisible force referred to as "The Entity"." changed to "seemingly controlled by an invisible force designated SCP-8355-2."
- "Corrected "The Entity" at the end of the text to also be SCP-8355-2" > as described.
User has one forum post: http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17076627/scp-announcements-57:we-are-a-path-in-the-woods#post-6934240
Hey people and none people I just completed my first iteration of my first SCP dubbed:
SCP-8355: The Enigmatic Chess Board
please check it out if you have the spare time <3
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8355
Staff also has a record of a declined application from the user, submitted 02/12/25:
Not sure what to write here but hey :)
Membership revoked, PM sent. Zoobeeny, Kufat, Queerious, and nico supporting.
