No, seriously, "playing chess " is obviously PG-13 movie code for "And then Magneto and Professor X did it...again." Professor Earnest also notes, "With this not-always-subtle subtext established ...

Now, he's added a classic catchphrase-turned-meme into the mix. As the Krakoan confronts Ms. Marvel, he pulls out Magneto's ...

The idea about Magneto being right became an oft-quoted community meme that got ... more realistic than Professor Charles Xavier's pacifist approach. The idea returned in X-Men'97 when Dr. Valerie ...