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'''Chess and faith''' is the correlation between a strong [[faith]] and excellence in playing [[chess]]. | '''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. | + | [[Wesley So]] is ranked in the top 10 in the world (as of 2020) and reads the [[Bible]] daily: |
| + | {{cquote|I'm a Rare Breed: An Elite Chess Player Who’s Open About His Faith | ||
| + | <br>Why I follow Jesus publicly, even when people warn that my career will suffer.<ref>https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/september/im-rare-breed-elite-chess-player-whos-open-about-his-faith.html</ref>}} | ||
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]].<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chess_champion_bobby_fisher_requested_catholic_burial_in_iceland</ref> | 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]].<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chess_champion_bobby_fisher_requested_catholic_burial_in_iceland</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:53, October 14, 2020
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."