So I was reading The Homework Machine last night and I was thinking about how Snik (Sam Dawkins but everyone calls him Snikwad or Snik for short because that's his last name spelled backwards) and his dad (a soldier) played chess with him by e-mail and I thought it was pretty cool. So I am going to share how to play.

You e-mail something like N-f3 if you want to move the white knight to f3. I'll show you.

Rook=R or r (white or black)
Knight=N or n
Bishop=B or b
Queen=Q or q
King=K or k

Both players keep a chessboard with them so they can keep track of the moves. It's pretty cool and it's fun to play with someone that's not exactlty on the same side of the earth.
Have fun!