True, chess is a board game and it is considered to be a game related to war. More specifically, it is an abstract game of strategy and tactics. It does not use a hexagonal grid. However, the movements of it's pieces are also abstract with no attempt to mimic realism. When playing strategic and tactical board games that seek to model realistic troop movements, it is generally agreed that a hexagonal grid more closely approximates this goal than does a square grid.
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True, chess is a board game and it is considered to be a game related to war. More specifically, it is an abstract game of strategy and tactics. It does not use a hexagonal grid. However, the movements of it's pieces are also abstract with no attempt to mimic realism. When playing strategic and tactical board games that seek to model realistic troop movements, it is generally agreed that a hexagonal grid more closely approximates this goal than does a square grid.