[[Thomas Jefferson]], the man who penned "all men are created equal," was a chess enthusiast. He spoke about playing "four hour games" against [[James Madison]]. When Jefferson went to spend time in [[Paris]] after his wife died, he visited the chess club there, but the level of play was very high and he felt he could not compete with players who spent time every night playing chess.<ref>https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/chess</ref> | [[Thomas Jefferson]], the man who penned "all men are created equal," was a chess enthusiast. He spoke about playing "four hour games" against [[James Madison]]. When Jefferson went to spend time in [[Paris]] after his wife died, he visited the chess club there, but the level of play was very high and he felt he could not compete with players who spent time every night playing chess.<ref>https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/chess</ref> |