That's a well-settled issue. Are you really claiming that writing down the positions of chess pieces is similar to operating a video camera looking at 3D objects?
On the other hand, you might want to check out Corel v. Bridgeman.
From a position of total legal ignorance, I don't see a meaningful distinction. In both scenarios, you're recording an account of someone else's performance with enough fidelity for someone to know what's happening in the game. In the linked case, the issue seemed to be the the recorded content had no copyright, so I don't get why that's relevant? Very interested in a more detailed answer though :)
On the other hand, you might want to check out Corel v. Bridgeman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel....