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Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration Ep 3: ART, SCIENCE, SPORT

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Part  3 – Art, Science, Sport

A comprehensive exposition of the profound societal impact of chess since the transformative rule changes to the queen and bishop in the late 15th century that gave rise to the game we now play. From Rabelais to Rousseau, Shakespeare to Adam Smith, Charles Babbage to Deep Blue, Samuel Beckett to The Queen’s Gambit, this episode presents a chronological runthrough of the modern game’s overwhelming influence on psychology, literature, computer science, linguistics, political theory and more, culminating in its current status as a globally dominant online phenomenon firmly within our contemporary sports and entertainment paradigm.

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