How is Saladin connected to Chess?

Saladin connects to Chess in 2 clicks on Wikipedia: Saladin → Nathan the Wise → Chess. WikiPath scores the connection 75/100 on the Surprise Score — Genuinely surprising.

How many clicks apart are Saladin and Chess?

Saladin and Chess are 2 clicks apart on Wikipedia: Saladin → Nathan the Wise → Chess.

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Saladin to Chess

Charted · 2 clicks · 5 routes

Fully surveyed · every link a written connection

Genuinely surprising

Saladin connects to Chess in 2 clicks — Saladin → Nathan the Wise → Chess — a closeness we score 75/100 on the Surprise Score (Genuinely surprising).

OriginSaladin

2 hops

DestinationChess

Stops along the way

Nathan the Wise

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The Traverse

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OriginSaladin
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↳Although Saladin faded into history after the Middle Ages, he appears in a sympathetic light in modern literature, first in Lessing's play Nathan the Wise, which transfers the central idea of "Saladin's table" to the post-medieval world.
Nathan the Wise
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↳Like Nathan the Wise and Saladin, whom Lessing brings together over the chessboard, they shared a love for the game of chess.
DestinationChess

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Saladin to Chess

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