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John Lackland (King of England, 1199 - 1216) was supposedly a keen chess player. Who would be the most likely candidate to be his chess opponent? What was the etiquette regarding the king losing a game? Would the person who won have any reason to be worried afterwards?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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