Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.
Chess follows a system of rules and patterns, which are fundamental concepts that require strategic thought and the ability to detect and interpret patterns.
External reference — all senses of the word “Chess Game” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.
Trace. Question. Emerge.