Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to play chess, whether a little or a lot?
Playing chess whether a little or a lot is permissible, yet disliked, in our school.
However, playing chess becomes unlawful if money is stipulated to the winner by both or either players.
Likewise, it is unlawful to play chess if it makes one delay the obligatory prayer past its time deliberately.