MetaFilter posts tagged with chess and game

“For surely of all the drugs in the world, Chess must be the most permanently pleasurable”

The Whelk — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:08:43 -0800

"Armenia is a tiny, poor country in the Caucasus, with a population of just over 3m. It has a long history of bloodshed and oppression; when it appears in the news it is usually because of its entanglement in some labyrinthine regional feud. And it excels at the ancient, cerebral game of chess." (via)

No, it's not about sex.

juv3nal — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:05:13 -0800

MateMaster. Flash chess problems ranging from "mate in 1" to the fiendish "mate in 6." (via JiG)

The Immortal Game

hoverboards don't work on water — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:01:13 -0800

The Immortal Game between Anderssen and Kieseritzsky is, by some, "considered to be perhaps the most entertaining game of chess ever played". Now, 155 years later, you can enjoy the interactive version, the many many commentaries , and even buy the movie.

White knights get hoppy

DeepFriedTwinkies — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:26:51 -0800

Happy little puzzles using a chess knight's moves to change the white squares into other colors await those who click.

FFF - 3D Chess

twine42 — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 07:12:19 -0800

Fancy 3D Chess, pinball or crosswords? It's all just more of that Friday Flash Fun!

holgate — Sun, 09 Sep 2001 12:50:39 -0800

On the Internet, no-one knows you're a reclusive Grandmaster... It's the sketchiest of reports, but it looks as if Bobby Fischer is playing matches with other Masters at the International Chess Club site. It's pretty heartwarming (if a little ironic) to think that the anonymity and distance of online play may be luring this notorious control freak out of retirement... but is the revelation likely to scare him off again?