Fictional Chess Players
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Whichever character the writers of those shows/movies decide is best will win a fictional matchup/tournament.
Apr 11, 2025
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#22
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Who would we say is the best?
Sheldon Cooper plays numerous times on BBT. Whips Leonard a lot. Of course Leonard got beat by a "Bobby Fischer" like Penny. Sheldon has eidetic memory and would likely have a prodigeous ability.
Mike Ross from Suits also has eidetic memory, they haven't shown him playing Chess but he's good at poker. Knows the odds to the decimal.
Gregory House was great at Chess. Played a game well with a prodigy in the episode "The Jerk" just to cause a symptom and find the clue to the sickness.
Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty played a notable game in a Game of Shadows.
Patrick Jane on The Mentalist played without a board and beat a good player while solving a crime involving the guy he was playing.
Kirk and Spock played 3D chess, I imagine Data from NG would be awesome as a many centuries from now android.
So many more choices I can't yet think of.
I wonder if they played a tournament what the result would be.
Talking about Sheldon, in Young Sheldon there is this character called Paige who beat Sheldon. After that, Sheldon flipped the board, but he never played Paige again.
Apr 11, 2025
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#23
In the SF comedy series, "Red Dwarf", the shipboard computers Holly and Queeg play against one another for Holly's life in the episode, "Queeg". Queeg might well be a contender. [If replying, please don't spoiler how it turns out]
