Published On: October 15th, 2022|

The Conversation – Michael Hickson

“Chess is a prime example of an interdisciplinary activity. The best chess players throughout history have had one thing in common: they saw in chess something far more serious than a game. The first official champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, declared that chess is a science, and wrote a treatise on the principles of this science. The next champion, Emanuel Lasker, saw chess as a perfect model of every human struggle.” (more)