The captain was a good chess player, and the games were always interesting. Yossarian had stopped playing chess with him because the games were so interesting they were foolish.

Joseph Heller
The captain was a good chess player, and the games...
The captain was a good chess player, and the games...
The captain was a good chess player, and the games...
The captain was a good chess player, and the games...
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The idea of playing chess with someone who is better than you is not the same as playing chess because it’s fun. If you enjoy chess, then play chess. And, if you have fun playing chess, then play chess. But, if you don’t have the ability to play chess well, then don’t let that stop you from trying to play at all. If you are good at something that may seem pointless but it’s actually not pointless at all.

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