#human chess

[asiansinboots]

Red Queen takes Black Pawn!

[celestial-loner]

Human chess isn't one of the upcoming games and the depictions on the wall are a red herring, I still think this is a sick theory or rather fanfic idea..

It would diabolical for Gi-hun to be chosen to move "the pieces" and be responsible for more deaths—whether he's playing as black or white. I can also imagine him either as the queen, who can ultimately move anywhere, or as the king, who is most vulnerable.

[mutantmorphingpotions]

First Neo-Draw of the New Year, It’s Chess. Start 2022 off right with the embodiment of ‘I may be anxious but I still gotta go do stuff tragically.’

Bonus human Chess.

[seventeen-vlive]

[tara-of-helium]

The Chessmen of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1922. Ace edition.

Back text reads: "THE CHESSMEN OF MARS

Human chessmen who must fight to the death at their masters' command such is but one of the many thrills that await the reader in this terrific tale of adventure and discovery in the lost cities of Barsoom - the Mars of Edgar Rice Burroughs!

Gahan of Gathol pits his sword against heads without bodies and bodies without heads, against a fiendish monarch, and against the terrors of a forbidden city - with his reward the hand of a captive maiden, Tara, the Warlord's daughter.

THE CHESSMEN OF MARS is a science-fiction classic by the author of TARZAN OF THE APES."

Cover art and title page illustration by Roy Krenkel, Jr.

[parf-fan]

(Check out Michael Ulrich’s photography!)

[redwoodword]

'Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!''

[uwmarchives]

October 13, 2018, is National Chess Day! 

National Chess Day dates back to October 9, 1976, when the United States Chess Federation requested that President Gerald R. Ford proclaim the day as a national holiday. It is not customary for presidents to declare annual holidays without approval from Congress, so National Chess Day is not considered an official holiday. The chairman of National Chess Day 1976 was satisfied with a letter from President Ford recognizing the cultural significance of chess.

President Ford wrote:

“I welcome this opportunity to greet America’s chess players and give special recognition to a game that generates challenge, intellectual stimulation and enjoyment for citizens of all ages.

This national observance focuses on the champions who have mastered the intricate skills of this exciting game as well as the countless fans who find it a constructive way to spend their leisure hours.”

National Chess Day is now (unofficially) celebrated on the second Saturday of October every year. To celebrate chess, we are featuring a photograph from the March 7, 1972 issue of the UWM Post. It shows a life-sized, “Human Chess Game” that was played in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union between UWM and Marquette students. This photograph also seems appropriate for Halloween because the students are dressed up as the chess pieces!

-Sarah, UWM Archives Graduate Intern