Monkey playing chess?

I found this article discussing if a monkey could play chess? Its quite an interesting read and prompted me to make my profile image. Interesting read in my opinion. http://tartajubow.blogspot.com/2019/10/could-monkey-play-chess.html

I also really like this image from the site, that cheezy grin lol. I just wanted a pic without the

player in front of him.

well it probably could

That's not a monkey. It's a chimpanzee.

I wonder if that monkey could play Chess!

Someone tell the article author.

Yes monkeys have tails. A chimpanzee is an ape. Common folk misunderstanding.

Anyway yes I believe you could at least teach a gorilla how the pieces move.

Dolphins, too. But you'd have to separate one from the pod and that's too stressful.

if I can it can