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The Unity of A Checkered Board

Imagine, for a moment, we’re back in the Middle Ages, with feudalism, lords and ladies, cold stone courts, and merry minstrel bands. Except, chances are, we aren’t part of noble culture. Chances are, we’re part of the general rabble that made up the majority of the people living in those times. And that means that certain things are off-limits to us. Some of these are definitely more important than others, but one of the opportunities that we would be cut off from is something that everyone in the modern worlds knows so well and enjoys easily: chess. Chess was a game for nobles to play, used originally to teach strategy and tactics to young lords. With nobles being the minority, we would’ve been restricted from playing the game.