事情的起源是这个漫画

然后世界各地的人们就开始争相在过山车上拍下象棋的照片（如下）。
虽然大家觉得在过山车上稳住阵脚，摆出姿势才是最难的。有的时候，躲过安全检查，把象棋带上过山车也很难！

The thoughtful looks. The apparent midgame. The hand on the chin. It’s perfect.
Clockwise from top left: Andrew Burke, Chris Ranker, Ryan DowlingSoka, and Chance Brown.

Jared Meadows and Renea Campbell at King’s Dominion.

Devon Colligan losing to Walter Hickey, taken on Nitro at Six Flags in NJ.

Ashley, Maureen, Greg, and Kunal play checkers.

Jordan Stosky (right, looking at the board) and his friend Lucas travel from Canada to Florida to play chess on the Revenge of the Mummy coaster.

That’s Nate Jellis on the Loch Ness monster at Busch Gardens, Virginia. They had trouble sneaking the board and pieces on the coaster, and had to tape them on as they were going up. The souvenier photo didn’t work out but they snapped this shot with a camera smuggled on-board. I’ve ridden that coaster, and I’m amazed they held on to the board.

Captain Phillip Sprincin. That’s right, a fucking helicopter.

Lasse Havelund (left) and Mark Steele at Legoland, Billund (Denmark). Lasse won handily.

Justin Howell and friend play Jenga on a roller coaster!

Left to right on the bottom is; James Shipley, Austin Chinen-Smith, then on top its Jennifer Venhuizen, and Johnathan Henderson.

Thomas Hart and Daniel Madden play chess on a log ride.

Hayley Baca and Connor Whitley play chess on the Log Flume ride at Six Flags.

Sally, Jess, and Christina on a ride at New Zealand’s Rainbow’s End.

Cam O’Grady, Jake Barnett, and Shelby Fowler play on the Cedar Point Millennium Force coaster.