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Chess is nearly unique among games in having no element of chance and requiring a high degree of foresight and anticipation of an adversary's strategy. In competitive chess, a timer is used such that quick processing of information is advantageous, particularly at high skill levels.

Chess is nearly unique among games in having no element of chance and requiring a high degree of foresight and anticipation of an adversary's strategy. In competitive chess, a timer is used such that quick processing of information is advantageous, particularly at high skill levels.

One of the greatest chess players ever, [[Paul Morphy]] of [[New Orleans]], played in the mid-1800s and refused to wager on his games even though [[gambling]] on chess was common then, and even though he often won stunning victories unexpected due to his young age.

One of the greatest chess players ever, [[Paul Morphy]] of [[New Orleans]], played in the mid-1800s and refused to wager on his games even though [[gambling]] on chess was common then, and even though he often won stunning victories unexpected at his young age.

Modern international chess has a powerful, sweeping [[queen]] who was not a piece provided in the original game.  The long reach of bishops today was also lacking at first.  Maneuvers such as castling or capturing ''en passant'' have been developed within the past few hundred years.

Modern international chess has a powerful, sweeping [[queen]] who was not a piece provided in the original game.  The long reach of bishops today was also lacking at first.  Maneuvers such as castling or capturing ''en passant'' have been developed within the past few hundred years.