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Awesome lego chess set!

by chessman908 on February 17, 2011

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Awesome lego chess set! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro: Awesome lego chess set! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: The checkered squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: The pawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Step 3: The rook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 4: The knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 5: The bishop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 6: The queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 7: The king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 8: Setting up the board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Intro: Awesome lego chess set!
(Please vote for me in the contest I really want a laser cutter and there is 0 chance of me ever owning one unless i win :( so please vote for me!!!!!!)

what you need :

Lego's.....a lot

THE BASE : (this step works best on a flat surface) for this you will need a lot of flat pieces (like in second pic)
lay them out to form a square, mine was 10x10 inches (the squares were as big as four square pieces)
the result should look something like this (see 3rd pic)
then just connect the flat pieces together using normally shaped random Lego pieces (you can do a border if you want, mine was green) the last pic shows the completed
base with a border.

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1. King (the good guy) 1. they are all flat..... (duh)
2. ( the bad guy)

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1. the flat pieces laid out to form the base of the base. 1. top side of the finished base (notice the green border)

Step 1: The checkered squares

THE CHECKERED SQUARES :
(I recommend doing this step on a flat surface)
Take a bunch of normally shaped black and white(or blue and red :) legos,and form them into squares. (they should be as big as four square pieces) there should be 64
squares.
then just connect them to the base like so. ( alternating colors)

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1. they all form squares
2. there are 64.

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1. normally shaped pieces.
2. square piece, four of these make one square.

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1. the squares are this big 1. half of the squares on on the base

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1. all the squares are on the base

Step 2: The pawn

the pics explain it better than i do :)

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1. you need these pieces. 1. stack the square ones and add the round thing in the top center.

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 1. you may have to substitute these for the square ones if you don't have enough. 1. make 7 more white ones and eight black ones (not shown)
2. if you have to substitute for these just place two side by side to form a square
then do the same with the other two,and stack them so the stay together.

Step 3: The rook

follow the pics

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1. the finished rook. 1. the pieces you need.

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1. stack 3 squares and put the rectangle thing on the edge. 1. do the same with the other rectangle thing.

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1. you should have this. 1. add the last square in the top center like so.

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1. add one of these in each corner.
2. when your done just make another white one and 2 black ones.

Step 4: The knight

do what the pics tell you to do.

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1. the finished knight. 1. you need these pieces.

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1. stack 3 squares and put the half square thingy on top like so. 1. then add this piece here.
2. the last square goes right here.
3. make another white one and 2 black ones.

Step 5: The bishop

you can probably guess what you're supposed to do...........follow the pics!!

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1. the bishop. 1. make a pawn.
2. then just add two of these to the bottom.
3. then make another white one and two black ones.

Step 6: The queen

you know what to do.

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1. first stack 2 square ones, then put 2 other square ones on the top edges.

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1. you need these pieces.

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1. add 2 of the half-square thingys like this.

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1. then put 2 more half-square thingys on top of the other 2 half-square thingys.
2. and add this circle thing in the center like this.

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1. then add the big rectangle on top like this.
2. now make a black one.

Step 7: The king

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1. you need these pieces (the little king dude is not necessary) 1. first take a square and add 4 square ones on top, one square to each corner.

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1. add 2 more squares on top, in the middle. 1. stack 2 more squares in the top middle.
2. add 2 of these rectangle things on the side like so.

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1. put 2 more squares on the top edges. 1. add the last square on the top center.

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1. if you want you can add the king on top. (sitting down or standing up)
2. make a black one.

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Step 8: Setting up the board
you probably know how to do this, but just in case.

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1. position the pawns like this. 1. then put a rook in each corner.
2. white ones go here.
3. black ones go here.

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1. the knights go on next. 1. then the bishops.
2. black ones.
3. white ones.

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 Image Notes
1. the kings and queens go on next.
2. queens go on there color (consider blue being white and red being black)
3. the bad guy, Vladek, or whatever his name is.
4. the good guy doesn't have a name he's just the king. :0 ( go figure)

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Comments
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chessman908 says: Mar 14, 2011. 12:53 PM REPLY

wow! 10,000 views in just three weeks and three days!

Den1988 says: Feb 24, 2011. 12:57 PM REPLY

Show your child can do that too. Thanks to the author!

doxsys says: Feb 21, 2011. 9:14 AM REPLY

Hey! Don't you read the instructions your legos come with? They all say don't work on carpeting; use a hard surface instead... :)

Seriously though, great idea! I'll try this with my kids when I get home.

kittensare says: Feb 21, 2011. 4:53 AM REPLY

howcome it has lego peple on the top?

pyro515 says: Feb 21, 2011. 5:27 AM REPLY

Read the instructable and find out.

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 Soodime says: Feb 20, 2011. 9:53 PM REPLY
Hahahahahaha The white side is good and the black side is bad XD
hahah Typical.....

mesirii says: Feb 20, 2011. 4:12 PM REPLY

I made one after I saw the original Lego Castle Chess board, that consists of themed minifigs.

Cheers

Michael

abehambino says: Feb 20, 2011. 3:07 PM REPLY

very cool. my brother has been looking for a lego design for a chess set. this is the first i've seen and looks very doable. one suggestion though. i would use
crazy glue on the pieces so that they don't come apart as you play. another thing you might want to look at (something i realised when we were planning to
make a lego chess) this could kind of serve as a travel chess but without the magents, so you might want to try to design some kind of baord that closes and
stores the pieces. just an idea

northernmagnet says: Feb 20, 2011. 1:44 PM REPLY

lego chess set! i tried this but my cousin decided no lets make a giant building mat. we ended up making a lego hut with a one way door so you can lock
someone in there but i locked him in there and he broke it. >:@

but this is amazing

Lindie says: Feb 20, 2011. 6:29 AM REPLY

Awesome!

nicknicko says: Feb 18, 2011. 6:00 PM REPLY

Awesome dude, did you do the board Red/Blue because you didn't have Black/White? or is there another reason?

chessman908 says: Feb 19, 2011. 6:42 AM REPLY

Thanks, yeah the reason I did red and blue was because I didn't have enough black or white :) but once it was finished I thought the blue and red looked
cool, probably looks better in the pics than black and white would.

princess kenny says: Feb 19, 2011. 6:24 AM REPLY

it's awesome, i have a chess game at home but this is better

Kiteman says: Feb 19, 2011. 3:28 AM REPLY

Nice.

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 lemonie says: Feb 19, 2011. 1:32 AM REPLY
It's good.

DJ Radio says: Feb 18, 2011. 4:22 PM REPLY

This is pretty good. I like your idea for the kings.

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