Sure, playing chess needs intelligence, dedication, and good chess players are smarter than an average person. But it’s waaaay exaggerated in movies. I’m a math researcher, and in any movie, my department will be full of chess geniuses. But in reality, only about 10% of them even play chess.
I want a version of chess where if you’re down enough material, you have the opportunity to take out half your opponent’s pieces
I think anarchy chess allows for such rulings.
I used to play Atomic Chess a lot, it could also be a good modification along the same lines.