Sure, playing chess needs intelligence, dedication, and good chess players are smarter than an average person. But it’s waaaay exaggerated in movies. I’m a math researcher, and in any movie, my department will be full of chess geniuses. But in reality, only about 10% of them even play chess.
This got me wondering about lionising Go in films. I think I need to start a such a movement amongst directors or screen writers.
I’m hilariously bad at chess. I learned the fools gambit and never progressed.