#Game Of Chess

[alchemyofmaya]

[credits-roll]

You keep your eye on the queen, and the knights, and the bishop, because they are the sneaky ones. But it’s the rook that often gets you. The straightforward is never quite what it seems.

The Midnight Library, Matt Haig

[mars-nev3r-rev0lved]

"Man, who even likes chess? It's for nerds." I say, shrugging and rolling my eyes before leaving. I trip on a crack and fall, 3 sets of chess, medals and awards for Chess uil and 2 books falling out of my pockets. "N-No! These aren't mine!!! But please don't take them..." I yell, scrambling to pick up what fell out.

[czerwonaczaszka]

Elaborate gaming! ◼️◻️♟️💭✴️✨

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[swash0067]

Game of Chess

[igimjustdifficult]

game of chess

i was a pawn in your game of chess,

sacrificing myself for your little wins

all while holding a stupid smile,

hoping you’d finally give me credit

letting you use all your moves and strategies on me,

never complaining about anything in return

but the joke’s on me I guess,

‘cause I never liked chess anyway.

[afoxespalette]

It doesn't always help knowing the truth, when you're the only one who will listen. But, even then...sometimes that's the only thing that will keep you sane.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

A SPOT OF CHESS IN ACAPULCO -- A CEREBRALLY SUMMER MOOD, INDEED.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Chess-playing shots from a [Faithfull the Brand] fashion photo-session titled "Acapulco Holiday," photographed by Jason Lee Parry, Hotel Boca Chica, Acapulco (state of Guerrero), México, c. 2020.

Source: https://faithfullthebrand.com/pages/acapulco-holiday.

[chongoblog]

WAIT

I JUST REMEMBERED HEARING AN ELON MUSK QUOTE WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT HOW HE BELIEVES CHESS IS "TOO SIMPLE" OR WHATEVER AND HE SAID HIS FAVORITE GAME WAS A GAME CALLED "POLYTOPIA"

I JUST REMEMBERED THAT IVE PLAYED POLYTOPIA

It being Elon's favorite game (or at least one so important to him that his biographer dedicates a lot of time to it) is.....really really funny.

Basically, imagine Civilization, but as a mobile game. So like if Civilization Revolution was even more dumbed down (that's a Civilization insult. That's devastating. It's devastated right now). For what it's worth, it's not a bad game. On the contrary, from what I could tell in the little bit of time I played it, it's a perfectly competent game with good design. But it's not a deep game by any means. I played through it once, won easily on my first go, then saw that the other playable characters had barely any differences between them.

Like, not to imply you can judge a book by its cover, but here's what it looks like

I came across an article by Dave Karpf discussing this exact thing, and I think it describes it wonderfully

[kooldewd123]

i saw a sub/dub comparison of this scene on youtube years ago and it has refused to leave my mind ever since so i'm recreating it here since i can't find the original video anymore

[agreenroad]

A King Seeking Absolute Power Can Do No Wrong And Cannot Be Held Accountable, Says Supreme Court Verdict - Where Is Uncorruptible King And Kingdom? Chess And Life Lessons

Life Is Like A Game Of Chess A chessboard has many pieces on it, including a king. A king symbolizes a persons life, and once a life is lost, symbolically, that is the same as losing the king piece via a checkmate, on the chessboard of life. In chess, generally there is no cheating, no corruption, no politics, no profit motive, no illegal or legal distinctions. The game of chess symbolizes life…

[vivizn]

Alright everyone, who wants to play chess with me? I'll start with white and move my pawn to e4. Sadly, he tripped and fell, so he will remain on e3 until another pawn comes and helps him up

TURN 1 - WHITE

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[azolitmin]

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[tomboxed]

knight to k6