This is a short video demonstration of the origami inspired folding chess board and piece storage unit created by mechanical engineer Brian Ignaut (who helped design unfolding...

These are the wooden chess board coat racks (plus bonus shelf) made and sold by Esty seller CreativeHolz. The $140 - $160 chess racks are available in...

This is one of the made-to-order and completely customizable taxidermy mouse chess sets available from Etsy shop TheCurious13. The set includes all standard chess pieces in dead...

This is the $12 Credit Card Chess Set designed by Innovo and available via 3D printing service Shapeways. It comes in ten different colors (one set of...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the franchise, this is the $128,000 minimalist Star Wars chess set handcrafted by the artisans at luxury French goods manufacturer S.T....

This is the wooden globe chessboard (technically a chessphere) built by product design student Ben Meyers. It uses magnets underneath each square to keep the pieces attached....

This is the stained glass chess set made by Redditor and game designer KnowNothing_JonSnoo's father (who's a stained glass artist) and given to him as a birthday...

You know what's funner than playing video games? PLAYING BOARD GAMES. Just kidding, I usually only play board games when the power goes out, and I'd still...

Did somebody request extra buggy eyes for the white pieces? This is the $450 made-to-order taxidermied mice chess set available from Etsy seller TheCurious13. Do they start...

This is an $800 Batman chess set from The Noble Collection. That's a lot of money to spend on a game you're not even good at. But...

This is an ultra-impressive Star Wars 'Return of the Jedi' themed LEGO chess set lovingly crafted by Brandon Griffith. It even has storage compartments for all the...

This is a 3-D printable chess set from designer Joseph Larson. The pieces of each side can be snapped together to form a giant mecha. I'm not...

Seen here probably not contemplating what fast food joint she's gonna hit for lunch like I am, Belarusian chess master Anna Sharevich shows a little, how should...

This is a custom Alien vs. Predator chess set loathingly lovingly crafted by DeviantARTist Joker-laugh (aka Francis Gray). Weird, because we've already seen a picture of the...

Seen here playing with himself in more ways than one, a man contemplates his next move on Hammacher Schlemmer's $300 Vertical Chess Set. In case you couldn't...

This is a custom-molded chess set by Ben Howard (NOT Ron) featuring a bunch of different characters from the Zelda franchise. Need some help naming them all?...

Chess, a game best known for ending with me sweeping all the pieces off the board and threatening to stab my opponent, is played worldwide. Including while...

DeviantARTist Anafuji went and made this Mario-themed chess cake for somebody's birthday. Or maybe a retirement party. Or just for fun. I don't actually know, but I...