Shot Glass Chess es un juego de ajedrez muy particular, y no s?lo por las piezas que se emplean, porque por lo dem?s es como el ajedrez. Es particular, porque la empresa que fabrica este juego facilita tambi?n una serie de variantes que redundan en el m?ximo aprovechamiento del tablero y las piezas 
La versi?n inglesa de ChessBase, hace un breve recorrido por esta y otras actividades que relacionan
ajedrez y l?quidos. Despu?s de haber citado la ariante anterior, para compensar, vamos a citar alguna otra actividas m?s sana que encontramos tambi?n en esa p?gina 
Aqua chess. This is a game we invented years ago. It involves setting up a chess board at one end of a pool. The white player executes a move and swims across the pool. When he reaches the opposite end the black player makes a move and starts swimming. Each player must complete a full lap between moves. You can win the game by outplaying your opponent, or by outswimming him. There are two variants: in once case you can make two moves in a row if you overtake your opponent; in the second, the purer version, he loses if he cannot reach the board before you. Try it out, it is a seriously