Chess

Chess was a tactically and intellectually advanced Human board game played by two opponents, one controlling white pieces and the other controlling black.

History
In 2154, Ensign Travis Mayweather and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed played chess while inhabited by Organians. Lieutenant Reed told Ensign Mayweather that he was the best player of chess aboard the starship. 

By 2264, a three-dimensional variant had been devised and was available to the crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). James T. Kirk and Spock frequently enjoyed playing it together. 

Another variation of chess was used in Spock's memory test in 2286, which featured the game on a spherical grid. 

When the computer of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) was affected by nanites, it responded to an inquiry with "Pawn to King Three, Knight to Rook Four, Queen to Bishop Three". 

According to Captain Jean-Luc Picard, dealing with the Romulans was "always a game of chess". 

On stardate 44390.1, two chess tournaments took place aboard the USS Enterprise-D. 

One of the false memories planted into Geordi La Forge's brain after being brainwashed by the Romulans was of making second place in a chess tournament on Risa. 

Benjamin Sisko and Jadzia Dax played a game of chess in early 2371. 

Despite the game's inherent complexity, some individuals have been dismissive of it. When Harry Kim referred to Kal-toh as "Vulcan chess", Tuvok claimed that "Kal-toh is to chess as chess is to tic-tac-toe". 

In 2375, Lieutenant Commander Data told the Ba'ku resident Artim that his chess routines were quite advanced. 

Types

 * Jokarian chess
 * Three-dimensional chess
 * Vulcan chess

Background Information
The chess nomenclature used for the computer's lines in, , has become highly uncommon in the early 21st century, in favor of the far more efficient developed during the early decades of the 20th century.

An unfilmed line from suggests that the Mordock Strategy was a strategy in Benzite Chess. The script of described the Cardassian game of Kotra as being "a cross between chess and ".

Three chess sets "like the one featured in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " were sold during the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on ebay, and two three-dimensional chess sets were sold in the Christie's 40 Years sale.

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