chess

Chess is a game for 2 players, each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king. It is the king of all games. It dates back well over 1000 years and is descended from the ancient Aryan game chaturanga (which is also the ancestor to shogi). It requires concentration, patience, and strategy.

For many centuries, there was no formal world chess championship, but there were nonetheless a select few who achieved fame for their ideas and successes over the chess board, and sometimes even for their writings.

The World Chess Championship was officially created in 1886 when Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Johannes Zukertort in a historic match and became the first champion, holding the title until 1894 when he lost to Emanuel Lasker.

With the exception of Bobby Fischer (1972-1975), the Soviet Union dominated chess during the Cold War. The current champion since 2007 is Viswanathan Anand of India.

Chess is everything: art, science and sport.

by Layko January 20, 2011

chess

A game where if that hot, rich and powerful chick with the crown gets you, you're screwed.

is there a need for an example?

by kewltrunkz December 8, 2004

chess

a seemingly simple game to a novice but extremely difficult to master, sometimes impossible. you must have great intuition to master chess. it also has humdreds if not thousands of opening and finishing combnations and middle game tactics. there are also special moves such as castling and en-passent.

it is a common misconception in chess( they made me write chess :@)that when you win you say checkmate, it is actually customary to say "mate".

by satan, hitler aka g.w.bush October 5, 2005

Chess

The black-and-white geometric jungle of puzzles and maneuvers.

We play chess, blitz and bullet, straining to see through the squares and into the unseen world of possibilities.

by Adel7 January 16, 2008

Chess

A game that's a lot harder than you think it is.

The most underrated game in human history.

A game that has been completely fucked over by ignorant shitheads who spit dirt on the game that now has a reputation of being easy, that "it's just strategy."

Yes, they are right that chess is only strategy. I wonder why they haven't googled "best chess strategies" and become a world champion?

The complexity of the game is summarized best by Grandmaster Huebner: "Those who say they understand chess, understand nothing."

Chess Player: Hey do you play chess?

Non-Chess Player: No, but when I was in 5th grade I beat my teacher! Isn't that amazing?

Chess Player: Smiles and quickly walks away, thinking, "Why do others just can't understand that age has nothing to do with chess! Beating a 50 year old who played only two games in his whole life is NOT impressive compared to beating a 6 year old who've been playing for a year! Do they really think adults played fucking chess their whole life and are supposed to be better? In last tournament I got fucked over by a 13 year old and then beat six adults and got second place with $2,000 prize money. Oh, like this dumbass'll even let me finish that last sentence before he laughts his ass of."

by Melvin720911111 October 12, 2009

chess

Beautiful, subtle game that still hasn't been "solved" by high-speed computers. It suffers a terrible rep because its main enthusiasts are Asperger's types like myself, but like Deadheads (who I abhor) used to say, "If you have to ask, you're never gonna get it". Say it clear, say it loud, I'm a chess geek and I'm proud!

And that is "geek", never "chess nerd".

by Zonie Yank April 17, 2006

Chess

The process of sitting down in front of an Asian person, thinking to one's self, ''Oh, shit, it's an Asian person,'' and losing to said Asian person whilst one comforts one's self that, well, it was okay because it was an Asian person.

When playing chess, it is okay to lose, because after all, it was an Asian person.

by Xethro Gensh June 19, 2015