Chess

A game of chess is never just chess — two people, one board, and for an hour nothing else exists.

The number of possible chess games exceeds the atoms in the observable universe. After just three moves per side, there are already over nine million possible ways a game can go.

Magnus Carlsen was 22 when he became world chess champion — the third-youngest in history. His peak Elo rating, 2882, is still the record today.

Some parks have permanent chess tables. Free, open, spontaneous — you bring the pieces.

Control the center. Whoever holds the center holds the game.

Beginners win more games with a simple opening they understand than with a clever one they only half see through.

In chess as in life: the next move matters more than the last mistake.

Chess against someone who's played longer than you? You'll know three more moves afterwards.

“Do you prefer playing White or Black — and why is that?”