1.These people must be really short...

2.These pawns are of petrifying beauty...

3.My brother keeps banging the backgammon checkers when I try to do my homework. I'd like to see him doing that in a board like this...

1. ICE ICE BABY

2. DARN THING IS FROZEN TO THE BOARD

3. I WILL HELP WITH THE SMALL ONES BUT YOU HAVE THE KING AND QUEEN TO YOURSELF

It just occured to me that an epic opportunity might've been wasted to do some interesting time-lapse photography of the aftermath.

Imagine the opening sequence of the next Chessmaster or what have you show a full side of ice pieces melt away to reveal the title, for instance.

It would be cool to watch a large ice King dissolve in the span of 10 seconds too.

Does anyone know more about this event? I'd like to see more pictures...

Rael wrote:

It just occured to me that an epic opportunity might've been wasted to do some interesting time-lapse photography of the aftermath.

Imagine the opening sequence of the next Chessmaster or what have you show a full side of ice pieces melt away to reveal the title, for instance.

It would be cool to watch a large ice King dissolve in the span of 10 seconds too.

Does anyone know more about this event? I'd like to see more pictures...

PM sent :-)

If any of you share my curiosity I posted a few pictures I found in a photo album, and links to reporting on the event. It was held in Moscow as a match between them and London, with Karpov and Short overseeing.

Ice Chess Match

/sorry for the threadjack
//happy capshunin'

Rael wrote:

It just occured to me that an epic opportunity might've been wasted to do some interesting time-lapse photography of the aftermath...

i don't have the patience. that's why i pack my WW2 issue flamethrower on road trips. airport security can be a real bunch of jerks about carry-on luggage.

1. Will you help me knock the king down at the end of the game?

2. Chess. The ultimate workout.

1. So if we win, we all return to normal size?

2.  Why did we agree to touch-move?

3.  You know, if we resign, we're indoors drinking hot chocolate in five.

Narrator says, "We're down to the final two contestants.  The last one to let go wins the entire set!"

Girl:  I dare you to stick your tongue on it!

Boy: That only works with cold metal pieces.

Girl: You sure you wanna find out, chickenboy?

"Does this pawn make me look fat?"

You should see the other set of pieces that we have for this board, they are all yard gnomes!

When do we get to ride the horsies over there?

But I thought that we had to knock over the King to quit...

1. Who said chess players are unfit!

2. Help! My hands have frozen to the pawn!!!

3. Is it just me, or do you get the sense that some one is watching us?

Ginger's date wasn't going so well. His girl was a real ice queen.

"Do you think we could tell everyone that Bigfoot is frozen inside this pawn and sell our story for a mint?

1  The Harkonnens would always cheat by using two players.

2  "The Little Peoples Chess League" 

Red head guy-"Quick! I'll move this pawn! You go jump on the chess clock!

3  Girl:  " I double dog dare you to put your tongue on this pawn!"

"yeah, you were right, your hands are really stuck..."

"quick, get this drunk pawn out of here before the king sees him..."

"WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSE TO MOVE THIS CHEATER_1, OUR EARPIECE IS BROKEN...HELLO, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!??"

1. Commentator in a hushed voice "I see that White has opened with e4. And Black is preparing to respond. And as expected they have come back with their signature flamethrower attack. Things are not looking good for White.

2. As the Ice Queen is hauled off, certain spectators couldn't help but notice a resemblance between the chess piece and a certain failed Presidential Candidate.

3. Some people might try playing chess to break the ice. Others take this too far.

These salt and pepper pots are just getting rediculous

So THIS is what happens when a chess player wants to be like Thumbelina...