i feel like being good at chess is used as shorthand for being really smart so often in fiction i just want a character who's like, a super genius, but explicitly dogshit at chess. like all their friends just assume they're great at it and then they play and get absolutely bodied by an 8 year old and when everyone asks why they're not good at it they're just like "because haven't fuckin studied. like. i'm busy. when would i have time"

