Clock ticking, cat purring… as he contemplates his next move. And speaking as a chess-player myself, I don’t like his chances. But he’s purring! He’s seeing something I can’t see! And that’s what separates the masters from the muddlers.
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Can Your Cat Play Chess?
Our crack research staff has unearthed this rare video of a cat playing chess. It’s obvious this cat is a beginner: his handling of Exchange Variation of the French Defense leaves much to be desired.
But as Samuel Johnson said, when asked about a dog that supposedly could walk on its hind legs and talk, “The wonder is not that he does it badly, but that he does it at all.”
Imagine the embarrassment of losing a chess game to a cat.