Wu-Tang Clan rapper GZA is so addicted to chess, it has taken over his life.

The star, 41, spends hours each day playing with bandmates and strangers on the internet - and his obsession is starting to get in the way of his music, and eating.

GZA - real name Gary Grice - tells Maxim, "I play at home, in chess shops, I skip meals to play. In the studio, I’ll sit and play for six hours instead of finishing a song. At home, a lot of times I’m playing on Yahoo! I play like 30 games every time I go online.

"One time I played (Wu-Tang bandmate) Masta Killa 78 matches in a row. I think he had me by two games. Someday I would like to play (chess champion, Garry) Kasparov."