Chess in the arts Poul Anderson's short story "Immortal Game", inspired by the 1851 game played by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky (which also appears in the film "Blade Runner"); or Waldemar Łysiak's "Szachista" (), centered on a game played between Napoleon Bonaparte and The Turk. The game Frank Poole versus HAL 9000 from the film "" is also based on an actual match, albeit not widely known. Other artists drawn their inspirations from the life of players. Vladimir Nabokov wrote "The Defense" after learning about Curt von Bardeleben, while the musical "Chess" was loosely based on the life of Bobby Fischer. Some authors
Battle Chess: Game of Kings the computer, or against live opponents via the Internet. The game features three unique battlegrounds in which players can earn achievements, test skill challenges, enter Battleground Training and use the Combat Vault to unlock and view battles from different angles. Previously known as "Battle Chess 2011", the game was first announced in 2011 by Interplay Entertainment to have development under Subdued Software for the PC. The game's development nearly reached two years with both Interplay and Subdued releasing concept art and screenshots of the game on Facebook. It was then revealed that due to financial irregularities within Subdued Software, the