Since the last World Championship matches (at least for humans) I've been thinking a bit about a hobby going back to my childhood, but which I've all but ignored for decades: chess. Having watched a bunch of chess videos on YouTube, I have a heightened respect for the depth of the game, oxymoron though that may be. So I'm wondering: What might be the characteristics of a continuous-time, idealized 2-player game that captures the most essential features of chess, whatever you yourself may deem them to be (assuming you play the game)? What I'm *not* asking for is a fully thought-out game, just what would be nice for it to be like. I will post my own very preliminary thoughts on this soon, but don't want to muddy the waters with those right now. —Dan