Chess Jokes

I had lunch once with a chess player at a restaurant with checked tablecloths. It took him 3 hours to pass me the salt.
I thought I checkmated my dad with my new glass set in chess...
But he saw right through it
What did Michael Jackson say to his chess opponent?
“It don’t matter if you’re black or white.”
What's a chess player's favourite starter?
Pawn cocktail.
I was watching a chess champion vs a boxing champion match.
The chess player had a mean right rook!
My favourite piece in chess is the rook
It is the most straight-forward.
When I first started playing chess, I thought the castle could move diagonally.
Classic rook-y mistake.
A man has been arrested in South Africa for shooting a giant chess set
What's wrong with those big game hunters?!
In the medieval ages, chess was a very popular game among Kings and Queens. This was because they had castles in it!
“Marriage is like a game of chess, except the board is flowing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move you make will have any effect on the outcome.” - Jenny Seinfeld
After having learned the history of chess, I have come to the conclusion that all chess players have quite a checkered past.
Never Remarry
Lucy and Debra were having one of their chats during one of their regular Thursday outings to play some chess, talk and get some good coffee. At one point, Lucy sighed and said, “You know, Debra , if something every happened to my Paul, I don’t think I could ever marry again.” Debra nodded sympathetically. “I know what you mean,” she said. “Once is enough for me too.”
I once played chess with an Egyptian King...
...I was distracted for a moment, and when I turned around he was blatantly attempting to cheat. I told him that that wasn't very pharaoh.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
What’s another name for a chess-nut? A nut who loves chess.
What do you call a nut who loves the game of chess?
A chess-nut.