The Turk played against quite a few prominent people known for their intellect. Amongst those willing to take on the Turk were political leaders, e.g. Napoleon.
In today's world I very much doubt our Western political leaders would know the rules of the game well enough to rise to the challenge. They certainly wouldn't have the patience or be queuing up to play.
We might have brilliant computers able to defeat any human opponent at chess, however, I think we lost something along the way by not having leaders able to take on The Turk.
In today's world I very much doubt our Western political leaders would know the rules of the game well enough to rise to the challenge. They certainly wouldn't have the patience or be queuing up to play.
We might have brilliant computers able to defeat any human opponent at chess, however, I think we lost something along the way by not having leaders able to take on The Turk.