Why Johnny Can't Play Chess

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Why Johnny Can't Play Chess is a rhetorical title wondering why American children underachieve at the game of chess compared with the rest of the world. The title is reminiscent of the conservative classic, Why Johnny Can't Read (1955).

As of January 2023, only 3 of the top 30 chess players in the world are American, and none of them was born and fully trained in chess in the United States as they grew up.