Fun Gifts for Chess Players

My favorite one is probably the "got game?" one, modeled after the fabulously successful ads of the nineties, "Got Milk?" The kid may not be familiar with that campaign, but the "got game" design works on its own as well. In fact, in time, the "Got Milk?" message morphed successfully in "Got Jesus?" / "Got Beer?" / "Gut Deer?" and so on (I see no "Gut Beer?" online – I should probably make some on Zazzle). Edit: I did create "gut beer?" T-shirts, mousepads, etc., but Wizzley's search engine for Z. can't find them. If you wish to see this gut beer meme, you can easily find it on Z.)

"Got game," however, is better than all the above (and it could have also sprung from gaming rather than from the afore-mentioned ads), I think, so I will gift one such tee to the boy and hope he will enjoy it.

For the older chess players out there (the boy mentioned is only eight and a half), there's a mug modeled on the "Instant Human. Just Add Coffee" meme, which inspired many similar statements. "Instant Mom. Just Add Coffee" is one of them; this one is another. In fact, this designer made lots of other "Instant... Just Add Coffee" designs: Instant economist/social worker/neuroscientist/accountant/cardiologist/harmonica player, etc.

The "Instant Chess Player" design is available on several types of mugs and also on a good number of other products: cards, tote bags, etc.