I would be curious to see what people think at this site. I am running the poll at the other site as well, but the crowd here is a bit different, so do let me know, and also comment, in addition to taking your vote, if you would be so kind.
EDIT:
I selected the idea that Chess was an endeavour based on scientific concepts and probabilities, and that it also had a deeper, mystical meaning. What I mean by the latter is that Chess, to me, speaks to the very deepest elements of us, and how we handle life. I suppose it is closely related to some of the other choices here, but more intense. It speaks to the kind of person that you are. As much as I despise Bobby Fischer for having been a self-hating Jew, he and I agreed on one thing. The purpose of Chess is to play to destroy the other person's mind. By the time the game has ended, the other person needs to be a protoplasm at your feet, begging for mercy.
Cold, hard logic must inform your play. There can be no room for an appeal to emotion. Sheer, harsh brutality is it. The universe becomes reduced to the 64 squares and 32 pieces of the Chess board. NOTHING ELSE EXISTS. That is all.
Thoughts, anyone?