Spencer's Gambit

THE SPENCER’S GAMBIT This easy-to-assemble paper chess HOW TO PLAY set is part of the Spencer Museum’s The object of the game is to capture your opponent’s “Gaming the Winter” series of artful pieces, with the ultimate goal of placing their king in “checkmate,” which ends the game. Checkmate occurs activities and games. “The Spencer’s when a king cannot move in any direction to avoid Gambit” features works of art from the capture. Museum’s collection as chess pieces. 1. Players take turns. 2. Pieces cannot move through other pieces (excluding BOARD SETUP a knight, which can jump over pieces). 3. Pieces cannot move onto a square that contains one Chess is a board game for two players. It is played on a of their own pieces. square board of 64 alternating or checkerboard squares. 4. The king is the most important piece, but also the Each player starts with 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 weakest. The king can only move one square in any knights, 2 bishops, 1 queen, 1 king. direction—up, down, sideways, or diagonally. 5. The queen is the most powerful piece. The queen 1. Assemble the two pieces of paper to form the board. can move in any one direction— forward, backward, 2. Assemble your individual pieces. sideways, or diagonally– as far as possible as long 3. Each player, when facing the chessboard, should as it does not move through any of its own pieces. have a white square at the bottom right of the board. 6. The rook can move as far as it wants, but only 4. In the second row of squares from where each player forward, backward, and sideways. is sitting, assemble the row of eight pawns. 7. The bishop can move as far as it wants, but only 5. In the first row of squares nearest each player, place diagonally. Each bishop starts on one color (black or the two rooks in the corners, like castles protecting white) and always stays on that color. the most important pieces. 8. Knights move two squares in one direction, followed 6. Place the two knights next to the rooks. by one square at a 90-degree angle forming the 7. Place the two bishops next to the knights. shape of an “L.” They are the only piece that can 8. Place the queen on the square that matches its color. move over other pieces, similar to a knight on 9. Place the king in the remaining square. horseback. 9. Pawns move and capture in different ways: they Created by Emily Kruse and Sabine Rishell, Visitor Experience Student Staff move forward but capture diagonally. Pawns can Image: Artist Unknown, untitled (three court jesters playing chess), early 1900s, pencil, watercolor, Spencer Museum of Art, Gift of Professor Eric Gustav Carlson, 2014.2966 only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move when they can move forward two squares. Pawns capture one square diagonally in front of them. They never move or capture backwards. If there is another piece directly in front www.spencerart.ku.edu of a pawn, it cannot move past or capture that piece. White Pieces QUEEN KING BISHOP BISHOP KNIGHT KNIGHT ROOK ROOK unknown Italian artist, unknown Bini maker, unknown European unknown European unknown artist, untitled unknown artist, untitled Utagawa Hiroshige III, Utagawa Hiroshige III, Queen Elizabeth I doll bust of Oba Ozolua artist, church official, artist, church official, (knight with sword) (knight with sword) Nagoya Kyūjō Owari no Nagoya Kyūjō Owari no one of pair one of pair (detail) (detail) Kuni (detail) Kuni (detail) wood, cardboard, bronze, 1977 ermine, lace, beads, wood, carving, gilding, wood, carving, gilding, ink, colored pencil, ink, colored pencil, woodcut, hand coloring, woodcut, hand coloring, pearl, velvet, teracotta, Spencer Museum of painting, 1700s painting, 1700s paint, 1914–1918 paint, 1914–1918 1891 1891 circa 1700s Art, 2007.3025 Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, 2014.2594 2014.2594 1928.7447 1928.7447 2007.7381 1999.0160 1999.0161 QUEEN KING BISHOP BISHOP KNIGHT KNIGHT ROOK ROOK PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN attributed to Giuseppe unknown European unknown Italian artist, unknown Italian artist, unknown Italian artist, unknown Italian artist, unknown Italian artist, unknown European Gori and Giuseppe artist, presepio figure, presepio figure, goose presepio figure, presepio figure, donkey presepio figure, presepio figure, sheep artist, presepio figure, Sanmartino, presepio goat greyhound greyhound goat figure, wolf dog paint, metal, glass, terra- wood, carving, paint, late 1700s terracotta, paint, metal, cotta, late 1700s wood, carving, paint, gesso, burlap, leather, wood, carving, paint, late 1700s wood, carving, paint, late 1700s metal, glass, late 1700s late 1700s metal, glass, late 1700s Spencer Museum of Art, glass, late 1700s Spencer Museum of Art, 0000.1850 Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, 0000.1855 Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, 0000.2638 0000.1852 0000.2762.a,b 0000.1853 0000.1862 0000.1851 PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN Cut on SOLID lines Fold on DOTTED lines Assemble each piece into a triangular tent by interlocking the slotted tops. Black Pieces QUEEN KING BISHOP BISHOP KNIGHT KNIGHT ROOK ROOK Studio of Domenico Cyndy R. Wilson, Lewis school of Erasmus school of Erasmus Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Frederick Henry Evans, Frederick Henry Evans, Yukukawa Yukukawa lantern slide-Pierrefonds lantern slide-Pierrefonds and Valore Casini, Maria King Enthroned Grasser, Bishop with Grasser, Bishop with 行川三平宗則行川三平宗則 Maddalena, Grand Kneeling Beggar Kneeling Beggar Sampei Munenori Sampei Munenori Duchess of Tuscany woodcut, 2002 glass lantern slide, glass lantern slide, wood, late 1400s wood, late 1400s color woodcut, 1847 color woodcut, 1847 1902–1904 1902–1904 oil, canvas, 1610–1628 Spencer Museum of Art, 2002.0013.17 Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, 1961.0003 1961.0003 2011.0033 2011.0033 1971.0018.362 1971.0018.362 1995.0045 QUEEN KING BISHOP BISHOP KNIGHT KNIGHT ROOK ROOK PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN unknown artist, monkey unknown artist, clown unknown artist, donkey unknown artist, Santa unknown artist, old man unknown artist, old unknown artist, young unknown artist, young finger puppet finger puppet finger puppet Claus finger puppet finger puppet woman finger puppet girl finger puppet boy finger puppet vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, vinyl, cloth, paint, molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 molding, late 1800s–1979 Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, 2007.7353 2007.7352 2007.7354 2007.7351 2007.7355 2007.7356 2007.7357 2007.7358 PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN PAWN Cut on SOLID lines Fold on DOTTED lines Assemble each piece into a triangular tent by interlocking the slotted tops. 13th century. the Queen in by was replaced (political advisor) the Vizier Italy, In Spain and “There is no “There like remorse of the remorse chess.” – H. G. Wells Janggi is a variant Korean of chess meaning “Game of Generals.” and power. and power. system of labor a to reflect chess evolved geography, Over time and The game of The longest chess is roughly chess game 1,500 years old. theoretically It evolved from a possible is convergence of 5,949 moves. games. SPENCER’S GAMBIT Indian and East Variants of Chaturanga Asian strategy chess are is an ancient games similar played around Indian variant to chess were the world. of chess that played along emerged in the trade routes. sixth century. Xiangqi is a Chinese variant of chess with ancient origins that translates to “Elephant Game.” Chess reached The terms The stylized Medieval Europe “check” and designs of chess through Persia “chess” come pieces reflect the in the ninth from the Persian game’s passage century. word shāh, through the meaning “King.” Islamic world. The earliest games of chess used animal warrior pieces to trap or capture the opponent’s king. Cut out board and black hatched spaces. Interlock with left side of chess board. set? own chess design your How would you Some Medieval artists carved chess sets from walrus ivory, meaning whales’ teeth, and rock crystal. The term “rook” is based on the Persian word rukh, “chariot.” Chess matches in many feature films, including Casablanca, Blade Runner, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. in their music. chess referenced Swift have all Clan, and Taylor Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Bob Dylan, In the original Shogi is a Star Trek, Kirk Japanese variant and Spock of chess played chess meaning “Game three times. Kirk of Generals.” won all three games. Contemporary artists continue to design chess sets in their signature styles. Chess was The term The oldest forbidden by the “checkmate” chess manual is Catholic Church, comes from the in Arabic dating so a priest invented Persian phrase from 840 BCE, a folding board in shāh māt, meaning 1125, disguising it “the King is written by al-Adli ar-Rumi. as a book. helpless.” The Harry Potter series features the fictional chess variant, chess.

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