Anyone going to be in London on September 10th? Check this out! The venue and the production both look top notch.
I also happen to know that there will be some Endgame chess shirts present, as well. ;-)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
U.S. Chess League - 2011 Season
As the U.S. Chess League prepares for the 2011 season, Endgame is proud to once again sponsor the weekly Upset Prize. This is our third year working with the USCL and it promises to be another year of great battles and surprises.
Be sure to check out the U.S.C.L. website for the latest news and previews of the upcoming season.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Free Online Tournaments
We're half way through our first series of tournaments over at chess.com. The next series will start in a few more weeks. To be eligible to play, simply join the "Friends of Endgame Clothing" group...get a chance at some free chess t-shirts and best of all...it's all free.
If you haven't played at chess.com yet, do yourself a favor and check it out!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Girlie Designs
It's been a while since we've released a new girls' design. To be perfectly honest, the girls' shirts haven't really sold that well in the past...but with each passing release, there are more and more girls asking for new designs. So we're going to do it! We're working on a new design for the ladies right now.
I gotta tell ya, I'm feeling some pressure on this one. The good news is that we have an amazing concept with an amazing artist working on it. It should be sweet.
The next release of shirts will be in the Fall.
As always, thanks for supporting chess and Endgame!
I gotta tell ya, I'm feeling some pressure on this one. The good news is that we have an amazing concept with an amazing artist working on it. It should be sweet.
The next release of shirts will be in the Fall.
As always, thanks for supporting chess and Endgame!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Chess vs. Music, Volume II - Dave Matthews Band
Do you think Dave Matthews has a soft spot for chess?
Friday, May 27, 2011
Last Weekend for 15% Off!
This is the last weekend to use the coupon code CARNIVAL to receive 15% off all chess t-shirts.
So if you have your eye on something...go get it!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Behind the Artwork: Fool's Mate
Here is a little "behind-the-scenes" on another of our chess shirts...Fool's Mate.
My original idea for this design had several elements and characters. Our artist wisely trimmed the idea to focus on just the jester...
Other than making the chess pieces a bit larger, the final design is pretty true to the starting sketch...
We had some trouble on the coloring of this design. But after experimenting with a bunch of different combinations, we think we stumbled upon a winner...
There are still a few days left in the month of May to get 15% off this shirt as well as all of our other chess t-shirts...use the coupon code CARNIVAL.
Thanks!!
My original idea for this design had several elements and characters. Our artist wisely trimmed the idea to focus on just the jester...
Other than making the chess pieces a bit larger, the final design is pretty true to the starting sketch...
We had some trouble on the coloring of this design. But after experimenting with a bunch of different combinations, we think we stumbled upon a winner...
There are still a few days left in the month of May to get 15% off this shirt as well as all of our other chess t-shirts...use the coupon code CARNIVAL.
Thanks!!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Behind the Artwork: The Turk
We wanted to take some time to show everyone the love and care that goes into each of our Endgame designs. First up is The Turk...
This was the first sketch we had...
This was good, but needed some work. We decided to take some artistic liberties to change the operator from a human into a gremlin. The Turk also seemed too "alive," so we added more mechanisms around him. Finally, we changed up the horses to make them more active.
At this point, we have something epic. We lost the light bulb on The Turk's head and moved forward with the inking.
Pick some colors and this baby's done!
Don't forget...coupon code CARNIVAL gets you 15% off for the month of May at the main website.
This was the first sketch we had...
This was good, but needed some work. We decided to take some artistic liberties to change the operator from a human into a gremlin. The Turk also seemed too "alive," so we added more mechanisms around him. Finally, we changed up the horses to make them more active.
At this point, we have something epic. We lost the light bulb on The Turk's head and moved forward with the inking.
Pick some colors and this baby's done!
Don't forget...coupon code CARNIVAL gets you 15% off for the month of May at the main website.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
New Shirts Are Released!!
Are these our best shirts yet?
Interesting chess themes? Check.
Insane face-melting artwork? Check.
Super high quality shirts and printing? Check.
Self-awarded "Number One" in customer service? Check.
The Turk was one of the greatest hoaxes of all time. Built in 1770, the Chess Playing Automaton, nicknamed The Turk, was said to be a machine that could best any man at chess. While in fact, The Turk was an elaborate mechanical illusion that swindled people on both sides of the Atlantic for nearly 100 years before being destroyed in a warehouse fire in 1854. The Turk's victims included both Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin. Edgar Allen Poe even tried to debunk the machine, but was wrong with several of his assertions.
As most players know, the Fool's Mate represents the fastest possible checkmate, often leaving the victim humiliated for a lifetime. Lucky for you, you'll never be humiliated in this shirt...the detail in this design must be seen to be believed.
And just because we like you...enter the coupon code CARNIVAL at checkout on the main site to receive 15% off your entire order during the month of May.
Interesting chess themes? Check.
Insane face-melting artwork? Check.
Super high quality shirts and printing? Check.
Self-awarded "Number One" in customer service? Check.
The Turk was one of the greatest hoaxes of all time. Built in 1770, the Chess Playing Automaton, nicknamed The Turk, was said to be a machine that could best any man at chess. While in fact, The Turk was an elaborate mechanical illusion that swindled people on both sides of the Atlantic for nearly 100 years before being destroyed in a warehouse fire in 1854. The Turk's victims included both Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin. Edgar Allen Poe even tried to debunk the machine, but was wrong with several of his assertions.
As most players know, the Fool's Mate represents the fastest possible checkmate, often leaving the victim humiliated for a lifetime. Lucky for you, you'll never be humiliated in this shirt...the detail in this design must be seen to be believed.
And just because we like you...enter the coupon code CARNIVAL at checkout on the main site to receive 15% off your entire order during the month of May.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
DFW
From Rolling Stone:
"His life was a map that ends at the wrong destination. Wallace was an A student through high school, he played football, he played tennis, he wrote a philosophy thesis and a novel before he graduated from Amherst, he went to writing school, published the novel, made a city of squalling, bruising, kneecapping editors and writers fall moony-eyed in love with him. He published a thousand-page novel, received the only award you get in the nation for being a genius, wrote essays providing the best feel anywhere of what it means to be alive in the contemporary world, accepted a special chair at California's Pomona College to teach writing, married, published another book and last month hanged himself at age 46."
I attempted to read this 1,000 page monster about 10 years ago, but only made it 150 pages deep. After David Foster Wallace's death in 2008, I decided again to try to read Infinite Jest, but never did. I think I'm now ready to give it another try! It has always bothered me that I never finished the book and it's definitely something I want to do before I die. But it goes much deeper than that...I want to be able to hold this accomplishment over the heads of my less well-read friends. If I'm ever in danger of losing an argument, I can always whip out, "Well, obviously you wouldn't think that way if you had ever read Infinite Jest." Boom! Go re-read Life of Pi and play some checkers, you illiterate motherfucker.
During one of my recent pre-Infinite Jest workouts, I came across the commencement speech DFW gave to the graduating class of Kenyon College in 2005...complete with ill-timed laughter and inapproprate applause.
As I get older, I realize that there is never any "thing" that is going to provide me with lasting, sustainable happiness...I simply "am" happy or "am not" happy. And what determines a large part of whether I am or am not happy, is how I view the millions of pieces of information that I am bombarded with on a daily basis. I think this is the real work of being an adult...managing the constant and permanent Grind...and to somehow still have a smile on your face and passion and excitement in your heart.
Listen to this several times...
So what does all of this have to do with chess t-shirts? Well, if I have to explain that to you, then you obviously haven't read Infinite Jest.
"His life was a map that ends at the wrong destination. Wallace was an A student through high school, he played football, he played tennis, he wrote a philosophy thesis and a novel before he graduated from Amherst, he went to writing school, published the novel, made a city of squalling, bruising, kneecapping editors and writers fall moony-eyed in love with him. He published a thousand-page novel, received the only award you get in the nation for being a genius, wrote essays providing the best feel anywhere of what it means to be alive in the contemporary world, accepted a special chair at California's Pomona College to teach writing, married, published another book and last month hanged himself at age 46."
I attempted to read this 1,000 page monster about 10 years ago, but only made it 150 pages deep. After David Foster Wallace's death in 2008, I decided again to try to read Infinite Jest, but never did. I think I'm now ready to give it another try! It has always bothered me that I never finished the book and it's definitely something I want to do before I die. But it goes much deeper than that...I want to be able to hold this accomplishment over the heads of my less well-read friends. If I'm ever in danger of losing an argument, I can always whip out, "Well, obviously you wouldn't think that way if you had ever read Infinite Jest." Boom! Go re-read Life of Pi and play some checkers, you illiterate motherfucker.
During one of my recent pre-Infinite Jest workouts, I came across the commencement speech DFW gave to the graduating class of Kenyon College in 2005...complete with ill-timed laughter and inapproprate applause.
As I get older, I realize that there is never any "thing" that is going to provide me with lasting, sustainable happiness...I simply "am" happy or "am not" happy. And what determines a large part of whether I am or am not happy, is how I view the millions of pieces of information that I am bombarded with on a daily basis. I think this is the real work of being an adult...managing the constant and permanent Grind...and to somehow still have a smile on your face and passion and excitement in your heart.
Listen to this several times...
So what does all of this have to do with chess t-shirts? Well, if I have to explain that to you, then you obviously haven't read Infinite Jest.
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