Thanks for playing! Animations are a definite point that need some looking at. The original chess pieces are pretty strong for their level too, I was hoping that I could balance to similar strength levels, but I think the way I had combat set up makes it pretty hard for the other pieces to find value when compared to the originals.
It was pretty unfortunate I didn't add pawn promotion and only allowing legal moves, I think for the next time I should probably prioritize stuff that people might expect to see early on so I don't get caught out at the last minute.