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42. The quickest chess player in the West.

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Maybe his fans knew this, but John Wayne was a great Chess player! He would play whenever he had some time off. Here we see him and his son Patrick having a quick game while on the set for his 1963 movie “McLintock!” It was said that he loved the game so much that he would sometimes have two matches at the same time! Knowing that is a plus having a poker face while playing Chess, we are sure he definitely had the better hand. He not only kept the West in order but also knew how to protect the Queen.

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