{"id":68448,"date":"2025-10-11T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T19:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/68448\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T19:01:08","slug":"celebrities-playing-chess-checkmate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/68448\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Playing Chess &#8212; Checkmate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Checkmate!<br \/>\n                          Celebs Playing Chess<br \/>\n                          To Celebrate National Chess Day!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published October 11, 2025 7:00 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-26c5a2d7-9841-46e0-902d-37a2b3b0528e\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2021\/10\/09\/celebrities-playing-chess\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:26c5a2d7-9841-46e0-902d-37a2b3b0528e\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cacd804c-6660-4106-af69-d1ed5c8d8f1f\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6984bac2791448e69da84f6fbf85bab0_md.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities Playing Chess -- Checkmate!\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one&#8217;s for all the kings and queens out there &#8212; it&#8217;s National Chess Day, and we thought we&#8217;d mark the occasion by bringing you a gallery of celebs playing chess!<\/p>\n<p>Chess is one of those games that&#8217;s really great for any occasion &#8230; like hanging out with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jake-paul\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Jake Paul<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kelly-bensimon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Bensimon<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251007_b72210dd7bc34d5aa9d3f073f91e5a7a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cacd804c-6660-4106-af69-d1ed5c8d8f1f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/b72210dd7bc34d5aa9d3f073f91e5a7a_md.jpg\" alt=\"1007-Celebrities-Playing-Chess-Sub1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also pretty great for when you&#8217;re in the mood to spend a cozy day at home with good company &#8212; like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amy-schumer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Schumer<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251007_415b5c55d82a412ebbe0a7c17192607e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cacd804c-6660-4106-af69-d1ed5c8d8f1f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/415b5c55d82a412ebbe0a7c17192607e_md.jpg\" alt=\"1007-Celebrities-Playing-Chess-Sub2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you&#8217;re ever a tinge bored on vacation, breaking out the chessboard can always liven things up &#8230; especially when you&#8217;ve got an opponent like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/winnie-harlow\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winnie Harlow<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Checkmate! Celebs Playing Chess To Celebrate National Chess Day! 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