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Promoters of chess include Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
[[Image:Staunton chess set.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A typical chess set and tournament clock.]]
[[Image:Staunton chess set.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A typical chess set and tournament clock.]]
'''Chess''' is a [[conservative]], intellectually challenging [[board game]] for two players. Based purely on skill and merit without any element of chance, chess has long been one of the most popular games in the world. Chess sharpens the mind, improves decision-making skills, helps overcome [[addiction]], drives out [[anxiety]], and builds character.
'''Chess''' is a [[conservative]], intellectually challenging [[board game]] for two players. Based purely on skill and merit without any element of chance, chess has long been one of the most popular games in the world. Chess sharpens the mind, improves decision-making skills, helps overcome [[addiction]], drives out [[anxiety]], and builds character. Promoters of chess include [[Benjamin Franklin]]<ref>https://phillybowtietours.wordpress.com/2017/02/08/benjamin-franklin-and-chess/</ref> and [[Thomas Jefferson]].
The goal of the game is to place the opposing king into ''checkmate'', that is, a position in which the king is under attack but cannot escape.
The goal of the game is to place the opposing king into ''checkmate'', that is, a position in which the king is under attack but cannot escape.