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In the 2017 daily-text volume chess appears as an ordinary school activity, the point of the account being a young Witness’s use of his time rather than anything about the game.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-chess-2017-ordinary-activityConcerns 2017Context
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In the 2017 daily-text volume chess appears as an ordinary school activity, the point of the account being a young Witness’s use of his time rather than anything about the game. Examining the Scriptures Daily—2017, 2017

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Examining the Scriptures Daily—2017, “Tuesday, October 3”

2017 · p.98 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“For example, Henry enjoys playing chess. His school had a tradition of winning the championship, and he wanted to put forth his best effort. But he admitted: “Gradually, loyalty to the school began to take priority over my loyalty to God. Weekend chess matches were crowding out my Kingdom service. So I decided to give up being part of the chess team.””

The daily text for 3 October 2017, drawn from The Watchtower of February 2016 (study article 3, paragraphs 10 and 12). The concern is divided loyalty and the use of time, not the game itself; nothing is said about chess being a war game.

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Confidence note. Opened on the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026. The entry follows the page 98 marker and precedes the page 99 marker. The 2016 Watchtower study article it draws on was not separately opened.

Notes. Used to show how chess is treated in the present literature.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-p-es-2017-1003-chess

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