A gamers point of view
I stumbled across this page, Game review:The end is nigh.
It's how a miniatures gamer views chess. If you don't Warhammer or other miniatures game, this might go over your head, but trust me, it's funny.
Here is a sample:
Game Mechanics: Besides the willingness to play with unpainted figures (see below) the game mechanics were the most simple and disappointing I’ve ever run across. In essence each piece has a movement pattern - some may only move along diagonals, some are prohibited from doing so. The most common unit (“Pawns”) may only move one area, straight ahead, but may only attack enemy pieces in areas at a diagonal. Huh? You mean, I spend three turns marching up to a bishop (see below), stand right in front of him and can’t hurt him? You got it. Of course, depending on the kind of enemy unit he might not be able to hurt you either. Bishops can only move and attack along diagonals, for example.Even worse, the combat resolution is absurd. All attacks are automatically successful, and the only possible combat result is the complete elimination of the defender. There are no die roll modifiers of any sort. In fact it turns out there are no die rolls! Yeah, that’s really how combat works....
If all you play is chess, then you're going to look at us miniatures gamers with a look of "you've lost your mind," but then again, a lot of people think we're over the edge.
Enjoy. And trust me, it's funny.