Now I'm seeing a bit clearer. Thank you for showing me the error of my thinking about the value of honesty. I can see now that the critical factor in my growth is to set my goal for the most complete honesty and then strive to achieve it no matter what the rest of Humanity is doing with their one percent. I will strive to shrink my deception to zero. Chess is a game.
Deception is considered part of that game.
Both players sit down to the game with the full knowledge that it is part of the game for both players to try to win, even if the process of winning entails deception. Both players agree to the rules and to play by the rules, therefore, neither player will consider it a betrayal if they are deceived by a subtle move. Now if their deception became unbridled and leaped off the chess board to run wild in the streets and take advantage of people then that would be a violation of Free Will. But on the chess board it is not a violation of Free Will. Last question, I promise.