When I first came to Georgetown Day School as a recently accepted applicant, I chose to visit the school's chess club. As a chess enthusiast, I expected a group of like-minded individuals peacefully playing chess or attentively watching a friend play. However, instead I witnessed frantic moving, nonsensical yelling, and the constant beeping of chess clocks. Confused but nonetheless intrigued, I tried to join in, and a member explained that they were playing bughouse, a little-known, fast-paced variant of chess played between teams of two.

Six months later, when I walked into Georgetown Day School as a student, I returned to the chess club for some familiarity. I decided to play some more games almost every lunch, and while playing with them,