From my living room in Florida I just played chess with somebody in Africa. The 21st century is a wonderful place.

At https://lichess.org/ (totally free, no ads, best chess website in the universe) there are now more than 13,400 people playing chess at the same time.

When I want to play a game I never have to wait more than 5 seconds to be matched with an opponent with almost the same rating. My most recent opponent lives in Kenya, Africa.

After a game I use their free computer analysis to find out what I did wrong and what I should have done. The world would be a much better place if everyone played chess. We are all friends no matter what country we live in.