Chess Maestro Gifts

'The champ's gone soft since he lost to that computer.'

Cubicle Chess

Cheers For The Hollyhock Middle School Chess Team

Bassoons.

'Upgrades? Yes, we've programmed it to excrete a few drops of water if it should lose a chess match. You know - tears.'

Cat plays an arcade game that involves shooting at gun into a mouse hole.

Violin Practise

'Some people just aren't cut out for adventure gaming, Bruno — maybe you should try chess or checkers.'

Existential Risk

AIDS prevention

"I had considered hyphenating my last name, but now I'm leaning towards and underscore."

"Keep it up. His knuckles are getting really sore"

"Once inside, the pawns will jump out and take them by surprise."

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

'Where are the kids?'

'You didn't practice last night,did you?'

'When you said we were going clubbing, I didn't know you meant History Club, Chess Club and Math Club.'

"Cool game!"

Nest building

Musical Prodigy

"And that's why we don't have nice things."

"How do you expect to learn to be a good loser when you win all the time?"

Remorse code

'Embarrassing me won't get you out of 'fondue night' Harold!'

'My dad is away, so we can play...'

"He called it a 'retreat,' but it looked more like a SCAMPER to me."

"Wait? I thought it was a 'look'?"

The Violin Artist

Play golf on the billiards table.

On the Eve of his epic defeat by 'Deep Blue', Garry Kasparove awoke to an ominous warning,

Deal-Maker Trump

We are on the move. . .

'Your turn.'

He suspected the cat was cheating.

'I'm a court jester -- my socks aren't supposed to match!'