Paul Rudd and Stephen Hawking play a game of Quantum Chess, announced by Keanu Reeves

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Max Knoblauch
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If you've ever wondered who would win in a chess match between the actor Paul Rudd and noted genius/ theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, this video has the answer.

In it, Rudd and Hawking play a game of "Quantum Chess" -- a version of chess that "follows the rules of probability and uncertainty and treats each piece as a quantum particle." Narrated by Keanu Reeves and directed by Alex Winter, the video was created for a Caltech event celebrating quantum science.

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