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* HourOfPower: As of episode 178, both kings are able to active an "Ultra Instinct" mode and grant it to any number of pieces they choose once per game. It gives them the ability to make the "perfect" move for any given situation, but will only last for a limited number of moves before it ends, leaving them vulnerable.
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* HourOfPower: As of episode 178, both kings are able to active activate an "Ultra Instinct" mode and grant it to any number of pieces they choose once per game. It gives them SuperIntelligence and the ability to make the "perfect" move for any given situation, but will only last for a limited number of moves before it ends, leaving them vulnerable.vulnerable to the same [[IdiotBall blunders]] as before.
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* HourOfPower: As of episode 178, both kings are able to active an "Ultra Instinct" mode and grant it to any number of pieces they choose once per game. It gives them the ability to make the "perfect" move for any given situation, but will only last for a limited number of moves before it ends, leaving them vulnerable.
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** "[[AffectionateNickname Horsey]]" for the knights by the kings.
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** "[[AffectionateNickname Horsey]]" for the knights by the kings. However, the black knights do not like the nickname.
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* InsistentTerminology: The black knights are ''not'' "horseys", they are '''knights'''. And they will quickly correct any piece that refers to them by the wrong name, ''especially'' the kings.
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** The kings are almost always willing to throw away any of their pieces if it means they'll get closer to achieving victory (especially those who earn their ire), belittle their minions, and [[spoiler: memory wipe them on the regular]]. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with the fact the pieces are usually willing and that they hate loosing their horses, queens, and later on, rooks.
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** The kings are almost always willing to throw away any of their pieces if it means they'll get closer to achieving victory (especially those who earn their ire), belittle their minions, and [[spoiler: memory wipe them on the regular]]. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with the fact the pieces are usually willing and that they hate loosing losing their horses, queens, and later on, rooks.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Many.
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* LastStand: Typically how the games end, with the loosing King alone and either trying to force a draw or fight to the end in the hope of a victory.
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* LastStand: Typically how the games end, with the loosing losing King alone and either trying to force a draw or fight to the end in the hope of a victory.
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* NeverMyFault: The kings usually refuse to accept responsibility, frequently blaming their pieces.
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* NeverMyFault: The kings usually refuse to accept responsibility, frequently blaming their pieces.pieces when they find themselves in a losing position.
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* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:The Ad Bishop ultimately justified his atrocities against the rest of the pieces during the Bishop Era to his and the rest of the bishop race's mistreatment over the previous episodes. Come Episode 130, the Ultimate Pawn would then explain [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse that it does not nearly make up for him committing the biggest crime in the chess universe.]] ]]
-->[[spoiler:Ad Bishop]]: You think I am doing wrong because I control the black side? Where were you when the black king always used to bully me and my brother bishop? They always used to sack me! Where the fu*k were you? And you call yourself the [[spoiler:ultimate pawn]]? Why? Where is my justice?\\
[[spoiler:Ultimate Pawn]]: Shut up! Stop this nonsense! World is unfair, you can't complain about what's in your faith. The world is a [[PrecisionFStrike fu*ked up]] place. It's not in your hand, you were created like this.
-->[[spoiler:Ad Bishop]]: You think I am doing wrong because I control the black side? Where were you when the black king always used to bully me and my brother bishop? They always used to sack me! Where the fu*k were you? And you call yourself the [[spoiler:ultimate pawn]]? Why? Where is my justice?\\
[[spoiler:Ultimate Pawn]]: Shut up! Stop this nonsense! World is unfair, you can't complain about what's in your faith. The world is a [[PrecisionFStrike fu*ked up]] place. It's not in your hand, you were created like this.
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**Another example in Episode 169. After deciding against pinning a black knight threatening to kill a white rook to his queen (as it would result in the certain death of the white knight that suggested it), the white queen instead moves to give a "mate threat"... only for the black queen to point out that she was protecting the square the white queen intended to give the threat at, apparently being overlooked by both the king and queen. Not only does the white knight then get promptly killed, but so does the white rook, and White would end up losing the match not long after.
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* RageAgainstTheAuthor: [[spoiler: When Ad Bishop gets banished, he kills the creators of the videos and takes over the key editor so he can manipulate the other chess pieces, subjugate the kings as payback for their mistreatment of bishops, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking give himself free rein to plug in sponsorships any time.]]]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Ad Bishop claims these following events are what started his plan to exact revenge on the kings, even ''before'' the bishops became TheUnfavourite:]]
** Episode 2: [[spoiler: A recently captured white bishop that was shooed away for interrupting the White King's narration. (Yes, even the EarlyInstalmentWeirdness is not immune to Ad Bishop's desire for revenge)]]
** Episode 43: [[spoiler: A black bishop being chastised by his allies for ''[[IdiotBall moving back its starting square]]'' to attack the white queen that is going to capture a rook, where a long castle with another rook could have protected said rook from the queen.]]
** Episode 51: [[spoiler: A white bishop that was ordered by the White King to stay still after capturing a knight and be captured by a pawn with the intent of weakening black's pawn structure after capturing said bishop. Even after pointing out that he could move back to protect a pawn that was under attack by the black queen, thus preventing the queen trade to remove the black queen's attack on a rook after the pawn capture.]]
** Episode 2: [[spoiler: A recently captured white bishop that was shooed away for interrupting the White King's narration. (Yes, even the EarlyInstalmentWeirdness is not immune to Ad Bishop's desire for revenge)]]
** Episode 43: [[spoiler: A black bishop being chastised by his allies for ''[[IdiotBall moving back its starting square]]'' to attack the white queen that is going to capture a rook, where a long castle with another rook could have protected said rook from the queen.]]
** Episode 51: [[spoiler: A white bishop that was ordered by the White King to stay still after capturing a knight and be captured by a pawn with the intent of weakening black's pawn structure after capturing said bishop. Even after pointing out that he could move back to protect a pawn that was under attack by the black queen, thus preventing the queen trade to remove the black queen's attack on a rook after the pawn capture.]]
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** Episode 100 [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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** Episode 100 [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop [[RageAgainstTheAuthor killed the creators of the videos videos]] after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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* BolivianArmyEnding: As typical with chess, the matches end right before the King gets captured/killed, occasionally even having it go black right as a gunshot is heard.
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* BolivianArmyEnding: As typical with chess, the matches end right before the King gets captured/killed, occasionally even having it [[DeadlyClosingCredits go black right as a gunshot is heard.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: As described above, the kings do learn to treat rooks better...before throwing their hate onto the bishops.
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* CharacterDevelopment: As described above, the kings do learn to [[TookALevelInKindness treat rooks better...before ]] [[SubvertedTrope before]] throwing their hate onto the bishops.
* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: The editing for the first few episodes is... all over the place. It's not until Episode 39 that the editing starts to be more consistent, with an increasing emphasis on the chess pieces explaining strategies or why they did (or should perform) a particular move.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Ad Bishop, who went on to take over the creators of the videos and allowing him to dictate how will the chess game play out, as well as subjecting the kings to agonizing moments such as preventing them from speaking.]]
* IdiotBall: Plenty of moments where a chess piece either [[TooDumbToLive leave themselves vulnerable]] to being captured with no tradeoff for the enemy or making a move that [[LethallyStupid leaves another chess piece with no protection]] to the enemy, often to the detriment of their army.
** Or pulling off tactics that only end up backfiring, notably in Episode 88, where the black queen offered a rook to be captured by a white bishop so she can capture the opponent's queen that is obstructed by said bishop. Said bishop doesn't fall for the "sacrifice" and a white pawn instead moves to force the rook off, leading to said rook ''[[EpicFail moving to a square that allows the bishop to capture it safely through a check.]]''
** Or pulling off tactics that only end up backfiring, notably in Episode 88, where the black queen offered a rook to be captured by a white bishop so she can capture the opponent's queen that is obstructed by said bishop. Said bishop doesn't fall for the "sacrifice" and a white pawn instead moves to force the rook off, leading to said rook ''[[EpicFail moving to a square that allows the bishop to capture it safely through a check.]]''
* ProductPlacement: Ad Bishop's role is to plug in sponsorships in the middle of chess games, notably on [[{{MMORPG}} MMORPGs]] and mobile games that include VideoGame/WarThunder and, of course, VideoGame/RaidShadowLegends. Which the other chess pieces (except for the kings that absolutely loathe the sponsorship plug-ins) join in the advertising with either Ad Bishop taking over the chess piece or [[GotMeDoingIt just joining in by themselves.]]
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** Episode 64 has the kings start respecting their rooks, with the later tossing the role of TheUnfavorite to the bishops.
** Episode 80 introduces add Bishop.
** Episode 95 [[spoiler: features the Black Rook and Knight leaving the board into the dark space beyond and discovering a blurry Ad Bishop advertising Supremacy 1914, proving Ad Bishops continued involvement and the existence of other games. The episode ends with the Black King confronting Ad Bishop and saying he'll find another way to end his adverts]].
** Episode 80 introduces add Bishop.
** Episode 95 [[spoiler: features the Black Rook and Knight leaving the board into the dark space beyond and discovering a blurry Ad Bishop advertising Supremacy 1914, proving Ad Bishops continued involvement and the existence of other games. The episode ends with the Black King confronting Ad Bishop and saying he'll find another way to end his adverts]].
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[[ChekhovsGunman Ad Bishop.]]
** Episode 95 [[spoiler: features the Black Rook and Knight leaving the board into the dark space beyond and discovering a blurry Ad Bishop advertisingSupremacy 1914, yet another MMO, proving Ad Bishops Bishop's continued involvement and the existence of other games. The episode ends with the Black King confronting Ad Bishop and saying he'll he will find another way to end his adverts]].advertisements]].
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** Episode 99 [[spoiler: Has the Ad Bishop returning to exact revenge, and the Queens killing each other to discover the truth]].
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/@topchess/videos Top Chess]]''' is a Website/YouTube channel, which makes videos focusing on {{UsefulNotes/Chess}} battles where the pieces are sapient, talking beings. The original videos were simply various chess scenarios, but as the series continued, the events became more and more interconnected, along with some of the pieces receiving character development and an overarching plot beginning to take shape.
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/@topchess/videos Top Chess]]''' is a Website/YouTube channel, which makes videos focusing on {{UsefulNotes/Chess}} {{TabletopGame/Chess}} battles where the pieces are sapient, talking beings. The original videos were simply various chess scenarios, but as the series continued, the events became more and more interconnected, along with some of the pieces receiving character development and an overarching plot beginning to take shape.
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* TakingYouWithMe: The chess pieces often sacrifice themselves, [[ShoutOut usually shouting]] [[Film/BlackPanther "WAKANDA FOREVER!" or "EBOMBAY!"]].
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* TakingYouWithMe: The chess pieces often sacrifice themselves, [[ShoutOut usually shouting]] [[Film/BlackPanther [[Film/BlackPanther2018 "WAKANDA FOREVER!" or "EBOMBAY!"]].
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** Episode 100 [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the Chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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** Episode 100 [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the Chess chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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* PuppetKing: The Kings, due to their relative weakness, are occasionally bossed around by the Queens. [[spoiler: They're eventually revealed to also be working for the creator of the chess videos]].
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** [[MilestoneCelebration Episode 100]] [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the Chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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** [[MilestoneCelebration Episode 100]] 100 [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the Chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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* EnemyMine: The kings start collaborating to stop bishop checkmates due to their mutual hatred of them. [[spoiler: This turns out to go far deeper, as the kings report to the same boss and team up against their queens and the Ad Bishop]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: The fate of all those who break the fourth wall to many times, fading away and being replaced.]]
* NeverMyFault: The kings usually refuse to accept responsibility, frequently blaming their pieces.
* SayingTooMuch: A frequent problem with the kings, like mentioning their strategies. Special mention goes to Black King, who [[spoiler: nearly makes his queen realize she's brainwashed]].
* StatusQuoIsGod: The board always returns to its original position with everyone alive, [[spoiler: because it is made to be so]].
* StatusQuoIsGod: The board always returns to its original position with everyone alive, [[spoiler: because it is made to be so]].
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* TheUnfavorite: Bishops become the most frequently abused pieces after Episode 64, with everyone hating them. One bishop plugs in sponsorships to piss the Black King off, which results in his banishment and [[spoiler: eventual drive to revenge]].
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* TheUnfavorite: Bishops become the most frequently abused pieces after Episode 64, with everyone hating them. One bishop plugs in sponsorships to piss the Black King off, which results in his banishment and [[spoiler: eventual drive to revenge]].revenge]].
* WhamEpisode:
** Episode 64 has the kings start respecting their rooks, with the later tossing the role of TheUnfavorite to the bishops.
** Episode 80 introduces add Bishop.
** Episode 95 [[spoiler: features the Black Rook and Knight leaving the board into the dark space beyond and discovering a blurry Ad Bishop advertising Supremacy 1914, proving Ad Bishops continued involvement and the existence of other games. The episode ends with the Black King confronting Ad Bishop and saying he'll find another way to end his adverts]].
** Episodes 96 and 97 [[spoiler: reveal the Kings brainwash their queens for BreakingTheFourthWall or running away]].
** Episode 99 [[spoiler: Has the Ad Bishop returning to exact revenge, and the Queens killing each other to discover the truth]].
** [[MilestoneCelebration Episode 100]] [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the Chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
* WhamEpisode:
** Episode 64 has the kings start respecting their rooks, with the later tossing the role of TheUnfavorite to the bishops.
** Episode 80 introduces add Bishop.
** Episode 95 [[spoiler: features the Black Rook and Knight leaving the board into the dark space beyond and discovering a blurry Ad Bishop advertising Supremacy 1914, proving Ad Bishops continued involvement and the existence of other games. The episode ends with the Black King confronting Ad Bishop and saying he'll find another way to end his adverts]].
** Episodes 96 and 97 [[spoiler: reveal the Kings brainwash their queens for BreakingTheFourthWall or running away]].
** Episode 99 [[spoiler: Has the Ad Bishop returning to exact revenge, and the Queens killing each other to discover the truth]].
** [[MilestoneCelebration Episode 100]] [[spoiler: drops several bombshells by revealing the Chess pieces are people who were teleported into a computer and forced into videos, that all chess pieces who break the fourth wall to much are banished to [[KillAndReplace fade away and replaced]], and that the Ad Bishop killed the creators of the videos after being banished out of the dark space outside the board, beginning his plan for vengeance]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: The Ad Bishop says "We are all Bishop". Whether this implies all bishops were the same entity or is simply a metaphor (given his "bishop race" comment) is unclear.]]
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* DarkIsEvil: The Black King.
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* EvilVsEvil: The kings are both arrogant [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who [[BadBoss make the other pieces launch suicidal attacks]] and frequently belittle them, all over petty squabbles. [[spoiler: [[DownplayedTrope However]], they're more in cahoots that they initially let on]].
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* EvilVsEvil: The kings are both arrogant [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who [[BadBoss make the other pieces launch suicidal attacks]] and frequently belittle them, all over [[EvilIsPetty petty squabbles.squabbles]]. [[spoiler: [[DownplayedTrope However]], they're more in cahoots that they initially let on]].
* LightIsNotGood: The White King may be pearly white, but he's just as evil as his enemy.
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* TakingYouWithMe: The chess pieces often sacrifice themselves, [[ShoutOut usually shouting]] [[Film/BlackPanther "WAKANDA FOREVER!" or "EBOMBAY!"]].
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* TakingYouWithMe: The chess pieces often sacrifice themselves, [[ShoutOut usually shouting]] [[Film/BlackPanther "WAKANDA FOREVER!" or "EBOMBAY!"]]."EBOMBAY!"]].
* TheUnfavorite: Bishops become the most frequently abused pieces after Episode 64, with everyone hating them. One bishop plugs in sponsorships to piss the Black King off, which results in his banishment and [[spoiler: eventual drive to revenge]].
* TheUnfavorite: Bishops become the most frequently abused pieces after Episode 64, with everyone hating them. One bishop plugs in sponsorships to piss the Black King off, which results in his banishment and [[spoiler: eventual drive to revenge]].
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/@topchess/videos Chess Memes]] is a Website/YouTube animated series, being the sole series of its channel Top Chess, and focusing on Chess battles where the pieces are sapient, talking beings. The original videos were simply various chess scenarios, but as the series continued, the events became more and more interconnected, along with some of the pieces receiving character development and an overarching plot beginning to take shape.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/@topchess/videos Chess Memes]] Top Chess]] is a Website/YouTube animated series, being the sole series of its channel Top Chess, and channel, which makes videos focusing on Chess {{UsefulNotes/Chess}} battles where the pieces are sapient, talking beings. The original videos were simply various chess scenarios, but as the series continued, the events became more and more interconnected, along with some of the pieces receiving character development and an overarching plot beginning to take shape.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/@topchess/videos Chess Memes]] is a Website/YouTube animated series, being the sole series of its channel Top Chess, and focusing on Chess battles where the pieces are sapient, talking beings. The original videos were simply various chess scenarios, but as the series continued, the events became more and more interconnected, along with some of the pieces receiving character development and an overarching plot beginning to take shape.
!!Tropes applying to ''Chess Memes'':
* AnyoneCanDie: Every chess piece has died at least once in the series, always coming back the next episode, and it's not unusual for the games to end with the losing King being the last of his army left, and the winning King only having a few of his pieces. Taken to the [[ExaggeratedTrope extreme]] in Episode 51, where the kings are the only ones left.
* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: At least a [[ApocalypseHow/Class3A Class 3a]], which befell mankind in an alternate universe in 1969]].
* BadBoss:
** The kings are almost always willing to throw away any of their pieces if it means they'll get closer to achieving victory (especially those who earn their ire), belittle their minions, and [[spoiler: memory wipe them on the regular]]. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with the fact the pieces are usually willing and that they hate loosing their horses, queens, and later on, rooks.
** The queens, whenever they take control, are even more willing to sacrifice pieces, usually being the ones to throw away rooks and knights in later episodes. Even the bishops, their simps, aren't safe
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler: What the chess pieces actually are, being people from an alternate timeline where humanity went extinct uploaded into chess pieces]].
* BolivianArmyEnding: As typical with chess, the matches end right before the King gets captured/killed, occasionally even having it go black right as a gunshot is heard.
* TheBully: The kings verbally abuse their rooks in the first sixty two episodes. After the rooks single handedly force a draw, however, the kings [[SubvertedTrope stop]]...[[DoubleSubvertedTrope only to continue doing so against the Bishops]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: Many.
** [[Franchise/KungFuPanda "Checky checky check check"]], usually by the knight.
** "Checkmate", usually by the King or Queen themselves.
** "WAKANDA FOREVER!" and "EBOMBAY!" whenever a piece is ready to die.
** "Save this check first" by the knight.
* CharacterDevelopment: As described above, the kings do learn to treat rooks better...before throwing their hate onto the bishops.
* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 56.
* DeathIsCheap: All the pieces return back to life with zero problems. [[spoiler: It's revealed the Kings and the creator of the videos bring them back after each game and brainwash them]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Kings both adore their knights, queens, and eventually, the rooks. [[spoiler: Though the queen part is ambiguous with the revelation they're being memory wiped and that the kings try to stop them]].
* EvilVsEvil: The kings are both arrogant [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who [[BadBoss make the other pieces launch suicidal attacks]] and frequently belittle them, all over petty squabbles. [[spoiler: [[DownplayedTrope However]], they're more in cahoots that they initially let on]].
* ForeverWar: The chess pieces are stuck fighting forever, without end.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: The queens are usually authoritative, loud, and controlling of everyone around them, even the kings. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as she is the most powerful piece and the kings frequently do stupid things.
* HopelessWar: What the matches usually are near the end.
* HopelessSuitor: The bishops apparently simp for the Queen, but it amounts to nothing.
* InSeriesNickname: Practically every chess piece is referred to by a nickname just as much as their normal name.
** "[[AffectionateNickname Horsey]]" for the knights by the kings.
** "My simps" for the pawns from the kings and the bishops from the queens.
** [[AffectionateNickname Rooky Boys]] by the kings to the rooks.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: A couple times, the kings have surrendered. [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in Episode 54, where the Black King takes the White Kings surrender button just so he can win.
* LastStand: Typically how the games end, with the loosing King alone and either trying to force a draw or fight to the end in the hope of a victory.
* RoyalFavorite: The kings adore the knights, sometimes even prioritizing them over their queens. The rooks eventually become the kings "second-favorite" piece.
* TakingYouWithMe: The chess pieces often sacrifice themselves, [[ShoutOut usually shouting]] [[Film/BlackPanther "WAKANDA FOREVER!" or "EBOMBAY!"]].
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/@topchess/videos Chess Memes]] is a Website/YouTube animated series, being the sole series of its channel Top Chess, and focusing on Chess battles where the pieces are sapient, talking beings. The original videos were simply various chess scenarios, but as the series continued, the events became more and more interconnected, along with some of the pieces receiving character development and an overarching plot beginning to take shape.
!!Tropes applying to ''Chess Memes'':
* AnyoneCanDie: Every chess piece has died at least once in the series, always coming back the next episode, and it's not unusual for the games to end with the losing King being the last of his army left, and the winning King only having a few of his pieces. Taken to the [[ExaggeratedTrope extreme]] in Episode 51, where the kings are the only ones left.
* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: At least a [[ApocalypseHow/Class3A Class 3a]], which befell mankind in an alternate universe in 1969]].
* BadBoss:
** The kings are almost always willing to throw away any of their pieces if it means they'll get closer to achieving victory (especially those who earn their ire), belittle their minions, and [[spoiler: memory wipe them on the regular]]. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with the fact the pieces are usually willing and that they hate loosing their horses, queens, and later on, rooks.
** The queens, whenever they take control, are even more willing to sacrifice pieces, usually being the ones to throw away rooks and knights in later episodes. Even the bishops, their simps, aren't safe
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler: What the chess pieces actually are, being people from an alternate timeline where humanity went extinct uploaded into chess pieces]].
* BolivianArmyEnding: As typical with chess, the matches end right before the King gets captured/killed, occasionally even having it go black right as a gunshot is heard.
* TheBully: The kings verbally abuse their rooks in the first sixty two episodes. After the rooks single handedly force a draw, however, the kings [[SubvertedTrope stop]]...[[DoubleSubvertedTrope only to continue doing so against the Bishops]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: Many.
** [[Franchise/KungFuPanda "Checky checky check check"]], usually by the knight.
** "Checkmate", usually by the King or Queen themselves.
** "WAKANDA FOREVER!" and "EBOMBAY!" whenever a piece is ready to die.
** "Save this check first" by the knight.
* CharacterDevelopment: As described above, the kings do learn to treat rooks better...before throwing their hate onto the bishops.
* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 56.
* DeathIsCheap: All the pieces return back to life with zero problems. [[spoiler: It's revealed the Kings and the creator of the videos bring them back after each game and brainwash them]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Kings both adore their knights, queens, and eventually, the rooks. [[spoiler: Though the queen part is ambiguous with the revelation they're being memory wiped and that the kings try to stop them]].
* EvilVsEvil: The kings are both arrogant [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who [[BadBoss make the other pieces launch suicidal attacks]] and frequently belittle them, all over petty squabbles. [[spoiler: [[DownplayedTrope However]], they're more in cahoots that they initially let on]].
* ForeverWar: The chess pieces are stuck fighting forever, without end.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: The queens are usually authoritative, loud, and controlling of everyone around them, even the kings. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as she is the most powerful piece and the kings frequently do stupid things.
* HopelessWar: What the matches usually are near the end.
* HopelessSuitor: The bishops apparently simp for the Queen, but it amounts to nothing.
* InSeriesNickname: Practically every chess piece is referred to by a nickname just as much as their normal name.
** "[[AffectionateNickname Horsey]]" for the knights by the kings.
** "My simps" for the pawns from the kings and the bishops from the queens.
** [[AffectionateNickname Rooky Boys]] by the kings to the rooks.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: A couple times, the kings have surrendered. [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in Episode 54, where the Black King takes the White Kings surrender button just so he can win.
* LastStand: Typically how the games end, with the loosing King alone and either trying to force a draw or fight to the end in the hope of a victory.
* RoyalFavorite: The kings adore the knights, sometimes even prioritizing them over their queens. The rooks eventually become the kings "second-favorite" piece.
* TakingYouWithMe: The chess pieces often sacrifice themselves, [[ShoutOut usually shouting]] [[Film/BlackPanther "WAKANDA FOREVER!" or "EBOMBAY!"]].
