My First Chess Tournament
Image via Wikipedia At my boy’s primary school the forward-thinking Principal has embraced chess as a part of the curriculum across the school. He has been collecting data over several years now to...
View ArticleDueling Star Wars LEGO Chess Sets
Great minds really do think alike. Here are several awesome Star Wars-themed chess sets built out of LEGO bricks: icgetaway’s “Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess Set” (seen on MetaFilter by Matt) (also...
View ArticleFebruary 10, 1996: The Machines’ Takeover Begins
Today marks the anniversary of a watershed moment in human history. In Philadelphia, the IBM computer named Deep Blue became, on February 10, 1996, the first machine to beat a reigning chess world...
View ArticleGeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: The Spirit Of The Bog
E-mail your solution by Friday night at 10 pm EST and one lucky winner will be chosen to receive a $50 gift certificate from folks at ThinkGeek. Puzzle: White to move. Mate in four.
View ArticleReview: Endgame Is an Engaging Biography of Chess Great Bobby Fischer (Plus...
At the beginning of the film Searching For Bobby Fischer, the main character, Josh Waitzkin, talks about Bobby Fischer’s role in the 1972 World Chess Championship. He narrates: On the 40th move of the...
View ArticleGet Your Kids Playing Chess Quickly With These Great Training Books
Chess is the world’s most popular board game and the chances are, if you read GeekDad, you probably know how to play it. You might not know a Sicilian defence from a slice of Sicilian, but you can...
View ArticleA GeekDad’s Daughter Reinvents Chess
Over on the UK GeekDad blog we’ve been thinking about how we can help our kids get more hands on with the tech, games and gadgets that we love. Mark Changizi just shared this story about how his...
View ArticleA GeekDad’s Daughter Reinvents Chess (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
Over on the UK GeekDad blog we’ve been thinking about how we can help our kids get more hands on with the tech, games and gadgets that we love. Mark Changizi just shared this story about how his...
View ArticleA GeekDad’s Daughter Reinvents Chess, Part 2: How to Play Plastic Animal Chess
In response to the groundswell of interest, admiration and inquiries about Mark Changizi‘s daughter’s reinvention of chess, here are the full set of rules of Plastic Animal Chess: The game proceeds...
View ArticleA GeekDad’s Daughter Reinvents Chess, Part 2: How to Play Plastic Animal...
In response to the groundswell of interest, admiration and inquiries about Mark Changizi‘s daughter’s reinvention of chess, here are the full set of rules of Plastic Animal Chess: The game proceeds...
View ArticleKids Invent Skylanders Chess
I’m not sure if my kids were inspired by me telling them about another GeekDad’s daughter reinventing chess, but they have set about doing the same with their growing set of Skylanders figures. It came...
View ArticleAlien vs. Predator Chess Set
One of the things that particularly delights my brain is the juxtaposition of unexpected elements in a creative and surprising way. And what could be more unexpected and ironic than combining the...
View ArticleYour Chance to Play Chess Like a Girl
For beginners, chess is a game that centers around preserving a decidedly female (and all-powerful) piece. Still, the world of chess has long been dominated by males. But, in case you had missed it,...
View ArticleDragon Face Will Make You a Convert
Overview: Dragon Face is a fascinating game from Blue Orange Games, which is a combination of chess, checkers, and something else entirely. As you capture pieces, you flip them over and they become...
View ArticleFind Geek Treasures on Pinterest
On New Year’s Eve, I finally got my access to Pinterest — the vision board-styled social photo sharing website — and have loved what it has added to my online experience. GeekMom wrote about their...
View ArticleLearn and Practice With Chess Academy for Kids
I hate to admit it, but chess hurts my head. I love playing games, finding patterns, devising strategies, but there is something about chess that frustrates me. I think it is because I end up planning...
View ArticleSkylanders Giants Light-Up Chess Repurposes USB Portal
We re-invent chess with Skylanders figures, but this time a hidden portal makes them light up. The perfect solution for what to do with your old portal.
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