Star Wars Chess

About Star Wars Chess

The game uses characters from the films in lieu of normal chess pieces, and a short animated battle takes place when a piece is taken, much like in the similar game Battle Chess (which itself was inspired by the holographic chess game shown in Star Wars). All 72 animated capture sequences were produced and directed by Kevin Coffey, assisted by a team of animators, who recollected on his personal website: “As in real life, sometimes the good guys won and sometimes they lost. It was all in good fun, however.”