There Is Always One Last Move To Play — The “Checkmate” Painting
The Story of the Professional Chess Player staring at the Painting might make you reconsider life.
This beautiful painting is being shown at The Louvre, representing the final game of a man who lost against the Devil himself. The story which happened due to it might interest you.
One day a group of tourists was being shown each piece at the museum; as they stopped to stare at the painting, the guide explained that it was called “Checkmate”.
For those who don’t play Chess, “Checkmate” is that moment when any movement leads to the king’s death, it doesn’t matter what you do, you are blocked on all actions and basically lose the game.
Everyone nodded as the guide told the story and moved on to the next piece of art, as the guide started to talk, he realised someone was missing. He returned to the last piece and found a man staring deeply at the piece.
The guide asked him if there was some problem.
“Either the picture or the name has to change” — Said the man refusing to move. “I’m a world-class Chess Player, and this painting is not a Checkmate, the king still has one last move to do.”
