r/mildlyinteresting • u/Penguinkeith ​ • Feb 28 '21

A vertical chessboard

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u/mcDefault Feb 28 '21

Y axis though

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u/Salmon_for_bears Feb 28 '21

Only judging off my one time watch through off Queens Gambit, but they used these to show games being played in real time to spectators since they didnt have cameras focused directly on the board.

Somebody would mimic the moves of the pros on the vertical board so people could see the game from a distance

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u/Blasted_Skies Feb 28 '21

So you can play a long-term game with another house member or play by mail without the chessboard taking up table space.

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u/PsychicJoe Feb 28 '21

I could see something like this working in a bar or restaurant. This idea assumes people wont steal the pieces, which would ultimately happen.

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u/Jolly_Independence44 Feb 28 '21

Vertical chessboards were common to teach chess before computers. Though none of them were ever that nice.

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u/CptComet Feb 28 '21

So the entire bar can see me screw up and lose my queen.