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[Harry Potter] What's the point of wizard's chess?

Honestly, I don't see it. Is it literally just because you're too damn lazy to move the pieces yourself? Because it takes about the same effort to move a tiny chess piece with your hand as it does to tell it where to go.

In HP1 when they're shown playing it, it's not like they're both lounging by a fireplace with food and drinks in hand, which I'd understand. They're just sitting there with their hands folded. 

In regular old muggle chess, you don't have to announce your moves to the room, you can play in silence. And you just remove a piece from the board when you capture it instead of some pointlessly theatrical little fight between the pieces.

Do they just need a special wizard vision of chess to feel superior? Is it just a fun novelty version of chess like Simpsons Monopoly?
gpt
In modern times, it's a bit pointless, but back when chess was seen as a battle in miniature, it was actually useful, because the pieces are a little bit sentient. 

During the first book, Ron plays using his grandfather's set, while Harry has to borrow a set from (I think) Seamus. Ron's pieces do what he says without question, while Harry has a hard time commanding certain pieces (in particular, a knight tells him off for sending him into danger rather than a pawn)