Playing Chess Mugs

'Forgive the interruption, but can the surgeon wait until after he operates on me to play his chess.'

'Excuse me for staring, but we don't get to see a lot of royalty around these parts.'

Cheers For The Hollyhock Middle School Chess Team

"Your son is asking a lot of questions about the giant hands in the sky that controls everything."

Sweep the board.

'And this is Allan...he's the brain in the family!'

"You moved two spaced and then one space to the side? Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that sure sounds illegal."

To attract a bigger audience, the world chess federation allow fans to distract an opponent when it's his move.

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

'I think they're up to something.'

"Damnit—Every game ends in stalemate."

Target your message

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

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

'I don't think there's any hope for my golf game.'

'Checkmate I think!'

"My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick-boxing!"

"Frankly, we’re concerned about your checkered past."

Prawn Amend

Man and brain

A gorilla plays chess with his keeper.

Peer-reviewed journal publication.

'Well, I'll say this: when the new boss came on board, it was a real game-changer for all of us!'

'Checkmate!'

"Game of checkers? Okay, but I'm watching every move you make."

'I can not get this game, the pieces all move like cats.'

"Damn it, Gwendolyn, you know when you married me I only moved one square at a time."

Bee Chess

Existential Risk

"It's a 12 inch chess board - the game's a foot."

AIDS prevention

Competitive tic-tac-toe

Man playing chess from his parked car.

Bored Baker

Trojan Chess