Games People Play

I'm a chess player, you can't tell what's in my mind,
and once a knight's enough before you get in a bind;
I was a lineman for the county with the nerds and geeks,
they didn't know what was coming, nor for what he seeks.

The world chess champion accused his opponent of cheating,
Elon Musk said it was anal beads and a wire gave the beating;
now they play 'armageddon' and only so many seconds a move,
good financial rewards of which even Boris Becker may approve.

Capablanca once stood on a table - 'Why should I lose to this fool?'
I look at you with a beady eye, these outbursts are not very cool;
we play strip poker with my tie and collar over a light fitting,
I still lose but nowhere near enough as a checkmated king.

The computer beats all of us, thank God they can't make love,
one gift they missed out on which you only get from heaven above.