Metaphorical Chess 

-Usually between a man and a woman.
it is far more complicated then conventional chess, take all the board games u know and put them on a risk board of ur brain and hers behind a battleship divider

He sunk his pawn with her own queen. What a lucky pawn.

What a long game of metaphorical chess. It's lasted their entire marriage.

Metaphorical Chess by DragonVenom November 12, 2008

play chess, not checkers 

Another way to say work smarter, not harder.

(Playing *INSERT SHOOTER GAME HERE*)
Person 1: That damned sniper always manages to shoot me dead, even though I keep hitting them with my bullets.
Person 2: Play chess, not checkers.

play chess, not checkers by TrueDragonzzz Gaming November 1, 2019

Playing 5D Chess 

suspiciously trying to deceive one or more people in layers of deceit, either on purpose or suspected by someone.

John: Steve is totally acting sus, he knows we suspect him but what if he's trying to look guilty on purpose so we don't think it's him, but then that would be a reason to think it's him.
Hank: I agree, Steve is seriously Playing 5D Chess with us.

Playing 5D Chess by 岸谷新羅 September 28, 2020

Cosmic Chess Game

Another term for a religious war (especially when it involves any or all Abrahamic religions) because of the perception that the deity(ies) enjoy conflict.

The people of The Middle East and Northern Ireland do not realize that they are just pawns in a cosmic chess game.

Cosmic Chess Game by Joseph Heston April 23, 2009

Calendar Chess 

Planning an event with several other people around each of their schedules. This often turns into a gigantic clusterfuck, just like a game of chess for most people.

Person 1: well I can't go on the 19th through 23rd or the 25th, 26th or 29th
Person 2: I can't do it on the 27th
Person 3: I can only go on the 30th
Person 4: fuck off, I'm going alone
Person 5: gosh that's one fucked up game of calendar chess

Calendar Chess by InFormationForAttack April 23, 2011

Body chess 

The ground game in MMA

Wanna go to the gym and play body chess?

Chris: "I'm no good at chess, lets play body chess instead!"

Body chess by Alrekur April 26, 2011

republican chess 

Unlike the dirty liberal game of chess, republican chess is played by only the bestest group of people, American conservatives. Simply it is a game of checkers where double jumping more than two pieces (something a libtard would do) is prohibited. Liberals won't want to play this game as they can't win without cheating.

A- Want to play chess?
B- No, that's a filthy liberal game. Let's play republican chess. It's just like chess except Hillary Clinton won't try to play winner.

republican chess by Pocketzest May 24, 2018