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Chess – also called the game of kings – is indeed one of the most complex board games and can be difficult to understand for outsiders. In Europe people have been trying to checkmate their opponent since the 13th century. The game has long traditions in Hungarian society too: a defining image of thermal spas is the photos of old men sitting in the water and leaning over chessboards. However, not only elderly play: Julianna Terbe is 23 and on the national team.