Chess and faith is the correlation between a strong faith and excellence in playing chess.
Wesley So is ranked in the top 10 in the world (as of 2020) and reads the Bible daily:
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Considered by some to the greatest chess player of all-time, Bobby Fischer requested and received a funeral and burial in the Roman Catholic Church.[2]
World champion Boris Spassky (1969-1972) is a lifelong Orthodox Christian and said this in 2006: "What really makes me feel happy in modern Russia — churches come back to life."