2006-11-27 13:49:11 · 6 answers · asked by homeloantaxes 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
No.
In the past, some players (notably Emmanuel Lasker, world champion from 1894-1921 and Jose Capablanca, world champion from 1921-1927) have attempted to make their games their own, to sell to publishers and newspapers as they saw fit. But no one has ever really succeeded in copyrighting the moves of an individual game itself.
But the above answer is correct that individual analysis and commentary of a particular game or games can be copyrighted, and has been many times, usually in the form of chess books.
Capablanca did play a game against Tartakower in his hotel room in France one time in the late 1930s, and the moves of that game (won by Capablanca) have never been revealed. Capa gave the score of the game to his wife, to sell one day if she ever needed or wanted some extra money ("Everything I've ever done from age 4 has been recorded", Capa told his wife...this game is only for you"... ). Capa died in 1942, and sometime in the late 70s/early 80s, Mrs. Capablanca issued a statement saying that anyone who wanted to purchase the game score (written in Capa's own hand) could do so, but she would not accept any bid under $10,000 U.S. dollars... no bids were forthcoming, and since Olga Capablanca's death in 1987, the whereabouts of the game-score are unknown.
2006-11-29 22:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, chess is over 4000 years old. The game has evolved over time and it was only relatively recently that any laws about copyrighting came into being. That said someone can copyright a different design of chess board or a variation on the game itself, however I think that it would have to be a fairly significant change for it to hold up in court. Hope this helps.
2006-11-28 03:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Anyone can make a chess game. Often art classes assign this as a design project and I've seen hundreds of various handmade sets made out of almost anything you can imagine.
2006-11-27 22:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by art_tchr_phx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about the moves between 2 players, i don't think it can be copyrighted. If someone has written commentary on the moves then yes, that analysis or commentary could be copyrighted.
2006-11-27 23:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Tom S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, everyone makes them.
2006-11-27 22:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by sarkirk27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-11-28 21:52:42 · answer #6 · answered by dzkneelandagain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋