# How complex is it to create a chess like grid and add object so positions (perhaps animate)

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**Created:** [April 23, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-complex-is-it-to-create-a-chess-like-grid-and-add-object-so-positions-perhaps-animate/14576 "2020-04-23T19:59:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![hofk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/hofk/32/44944_2.png) [@hofk](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/hofk)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-complex-is-it-to-create-a-chess-like-grid-and-add-object-so-positions-perhaps-animate/14576/7 "2020-04-24T09:30:41Z")

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> [@prisoner849](#):
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> Two or three evenings (made it several years ago).  
> [Chess](http://west77.ru/content/r72/chess.html)

The time applies to a fast coder like @prisoner849. I myself would have to multiply the time by a larger number! 😕

It also depends on how much practice you have with three.js.

To get started:  
[📕 three.js Bookshelf](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/three-js-bookshelf/2468)  
Possibly my [Collection of examples from discourse.threejs.org](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/collection-of-examples-from-discourse-threejs-org/4315)

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If one takes the definition of the figures from the example, the following change since version 72 must be taken into account.

[geometry - Three.js v74 and up don't support LatheGeometry - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37005480/three-js-v74-and-up-dont-support-lathegeometry)

see in the docs  
recommended [three.js docs](https://threejs.org/docs/index.html#api/en/geometries/LatheBufferGeometry)  
( or [three.js docs](https://threejs.org/docs/index.html#api/en/geometries/LatheGeometry) )

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