What the fuck is chess?

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Is it even an actual game?
I decided to learn about it this week to see what the Lichess hype is all about and I honestly cant tell what chess is.

What makes two players of equal competence win or lose a match?
Is there an objectively superior opening?
Can a human ever hope to defeat a powerful computer?
What happens if a computer plays against itself? Will white always win?