Elon Musk is beefing with…an online chess site?

Business Insider | 04-09-2026 09:55pm |

Elon Musk engaged in a public exchange with the online chess platform Chess.com on social media platform X. Musk stated that chess would eventually be 'fully solved' by artificial superintelligence, prompting Chess.com to respond with a dismissive 'skill issue' remark. The platform also noted that there are more possible chess games than atoms in the observable universe, challenging Musk's assertion. Musk acknowledged that while chess is difficult for humans, it is easy for computers, and argued that people still enjoy games where machines are superior.

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