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'''Shakespeare and chess''' address the many clues that [[William Shakespeare]] was player of [[chess]]. In his play ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', Shakespeare's character Katharine asks:
{{cquote|I pray you sir, is it your will,
To make a stale of me amongst these mates?<ref>https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/shakespeare.html</ref>}}

Queen Eleanor declares in ''King John'', Act 2, scene 1:
{{cquote|That thou mayst be a queen and check the world.<ref>https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/king-john/act-2-scene-1/#:~:text=That%20thou%20mayst%20be%20a%20queen%20and%20check%20the%20world.&text=As%20rain%20to%20water%20or%20devil%20to%20his%20dam.&text=His%20father%20never%20was%20so,if%20thou%20wert%20his%20mother.</ref>}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Chess]]
[[Category:Chess Players]]
[[Category:Shakespeare]]

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