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How About A Nice Game of Chess?

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Matt Margolis
Jul 18, 2026
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I recently wrote at PJ Media about how chess went from being the hobby nobody wanted to admit to loving to the thing everyone suddenly wants a piece of. Before you picture me holding court at some underground chess club, looking effortlessly smooth, let me stop you. I’m not that cool. I’m just a chess novice who started playing regularly about six month…

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