Elon Musk Thinks Chess Is ‘Too Simple’ — ‘Understandable When All We Had To Play With Were Squirrels And Rocks, But Now We Have Computers’

Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is known for his innovation and tendency to question conventions. Last year, he publicly stated his disinterest in the classic board game chess. Musk, who played chess during his childhood, has distanced himself from the strategic game, citing six reasons he finds it “too simple” for his liking. In March 2022, he posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Chess is a simple game. Understandable when all we had to play with were squirrels and rocks, but now we have computers.” See more on startup investing from Benzinga: Until 2016 it was illegal for retail investors to …

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