Hello, and welcome to the club for Chess the Musical Fans! This little- known musical was composed by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice in the 1980s and was labeled as a "work in progress," depicting the 1972 Chess Match between "Bobby Fischer" (The American) and "Boris Spassky" (The Russian) in a series of absract and symphonic numbers, creating a love-triangle with The American's assistant Florence.

The musical is noted by the most famous number, "One Night In Bangkok," performed by Murray Head, who played the American in 1986. A revival of Chess came about in 1988, which re-wrote much of the original songs and made them more broadway-like instead of concert-like. The memorable number from this 1988 version was the new song "Someone Else's Story."

Chess has been in concert multiple times, including one concert in which Adam Pascal starred as the American. Chess has been released on DVD, "Chess In Concert." Its lyrics and music continue to inspire many fans.

TO JOIN THE CLUB:

Simply watch the club and journals and you'll be a member!

TO SUBMIT ARTWORK:

1. Log in as "Chess-Club" using the password "fischer"
2. Post your artwork! Make sure to link back to the original piece in the description.


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[UPDATE 3/9/2008]
Don't worry! This club isn't dead! I just haven't a lot of time to run a club. That's why I'm giving out the password so your lovely artwork can be posted without delay.
Welcome to our new members! Continue to add to our little collection!
--Georgia