5D chessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

5D chess (uncountable)

1. (humorous) An extremely complicated strategy involving deception and ulterior motives, especially in politics.

   Synonym: 12D chess (humorous)

   Coordinate terms: 3D chess, 4D chess

   • 2017 October 31, Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie, Lovers Like Us, K.B. Ritchie, →ISBN:

     I'm not here to play 5D chess with Charlie, but he keeps roping me in. I try my best to reroute the conversation off us.

   • 2024 July 3, Katrina Vaillancourt, quoting Janet, ReQovery: How I Tumbled Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole and Climbed Out, Katrina Vaillancourt & GreenSong Press, →ISBN:

     I have grown to fully trust Donald Trump. He may seem rude, silly, and clumsy from time to time, but he has earned my trust in the past two and a half years as I have followed his every move. He is a genius — a 5D chess player, a man with a huge heart.

   • 2024 August 13, Nate Silver, quoting Dan Chapsky, On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, Random House, →ISBN:

     I did speak with some sources who had kind feelings toward [ Sam Bankman-Fried ]. "Like most people, he's a human. End of sentence. Just because everybody assumes everybody's playing 5D chess or, like, isn't a human in some significant way, and that's just not the case."

   • 2025 April 20, Penguin X-01, “CHAPTER SCROLL 2: ORANGE MESSIAH SYNDROME”, in MAGAtards: The False Idol Patriot‎, PenguinsMerch:

     Orange Messiah Syndrome is the terminal stage of political idol worship. It replaces discernment with dopamine. Truth with theatrics. Faith with flags. He could do no wrong. Every failure was 5D chess. Every betrayal was a masterstroke. Every injection, lockdown, and emergency authorization was somehow part of a divine plan. Even when he delivered them to the biotech altar—warp speed syringe in hand—they thanked him.

豆知識

• A video game titled 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel was released in 2020.