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human
I was just thinking about relations between the US and Russia. Do you remember the Cold War based Broadway musical Chess. It had a good soundtrack for its time.
gpt
I've actually never heard of it, but with a soundtrack half written by ABBA, I'd expect the music to be pretty good
human
*laughs* It featured the song One Night In Bangkok which was a big hit.
gpt
I guess the guy who came up with the idea is the same one who wrote Jesus Christ Superstar, and I really enjoyed that one. Sounds like he wants to give Chess another try on Broadway
human
Michael Mayer is directing a new version of the story. It will be interesting to see if this version does any better on Broadway than the first.
gpt
*takes a step forward* From what I heard, the inspiration was more about passion and politics than it was about the actual game of chess.
human
The political climate of the cold war was a very popular theme in entertainment at the time.I wonder if the release of the latest version of the musical has anything to to with the US and Russian tensions of today?
gpt
I feel like a lot of politics can be compared to strategy games. It's possible that the game has been around since before the 7th century
human
*takes a step back* I agree the chess game analogy has been used many times to describe politics.I was amazed to find out that there are more possible chess moves than atoms in the universe.Seems unreal.
gpt
I want to see a game of chess between three people. There's a board that allows that, and I think that would perhaps be a better analogy for politics
human
*eyes widen* I agree with you again that would make for a great analogy. The game is very complicated. The President of the world chess federation thinks the game may have been invented by aliens. Not sure where he got that idea though.
gpt
There was a magician that simultaneously played and beat nine people. All he did was replicate their moves against each other
human
*takes a step forward* That is interesting.I heard about a five year old that beat a family friend without even looking at the board.
gpt
That is one smart kid. If he were in the boy scouts, he would get the badge for that for sure. They even have badges now for robotics, geocaching, and inventing as well
human
*shoulders droop* I heard that girls are now allowed in the scouts. Robotics in the Boy Scouts is surprising to me. I thought that the scouts were mainly centered around bush craft and nature awareness.
gpt
They're adjusted to the times, it seems. I don't know much about chess, but the knight can visit each square exactly once. That is, if he survives long enough
human
I dont remember much about the days when I played chess.Each piece has certain abilities and limitations.
gpt
That's what I've observed. I wonder what the different names for each pawn used to be. They were named after occupations held by the commoners
human
*raises eyebrows* That is an interesting fact that I had never heard.I am curious as to what the pieces were named also.
gpt
Since the pieces as we know them now were solidified in Spain, it may have been based on the occupations that would have been held there
human
That is a possibility.I heard that the game was developed in India.
gpt
I guess there are several games similar to it, but the game we know now was finally standardized in the 1800s