Carbon Costume chess
Kinger from The Amazing Digital Circus
In The Amazing Digital Circus, Kinger is an alder-wood king chess piece with cartoonish white gloves and googly eyes. He’s absent-minded and slow to react, but constantly suffering from paranoia. In the theme song, Pomni is seen knocking Jax into Kinger. For the costume, you’ll want to color match the chess king hat and affix googly eyes to it.
Geri from Geri’s Game
Ger is the main character in the Pixar short “Geri’s Game” from 1997. It was released in theaters along with A Bug’s Life and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1998. Geri is an old man who plays chess against himself in a park as both Black and White.
Benny Watts from The Queen’s Gambit
In the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, Benny Watts (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) is a rival chess player to Beth Harmon who goes on to become one of her closest friends and ally. He’s confident, brash, and has a unique style — especially for a chess player in the 1960s — complete with cowboy hat, silver jewelry, and a knife on his belt.
Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit
In the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) is chess prodigy troubled by an orphaned upbringing who rises to the highest ranks of the chess world while struggling with drug and dependency issues. As Beth grows and changes, her fashion style follows suit. But throughout, her gorgeous 1960s clothes keep a chess motif, including black and white palette and a chessboard pattern. By the end of the series, her outfit mirrors the white queen.
