The Wheat on the Chessboard
May 01, 2021
2 minutes
art by Julie Paschkis
Long ago in India, there was a wise mathematician called Sessa. He invented a new game to amuse his friend, the king. He called it “chess.” The king loved chess and told Sessa to name anything he liked as his reward. Anything! The king enjoyed boasting of his limitless wealth. But instead of gold, jewels,
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