A Russian chess player? How cliche. And clearly just the man being smart. It seems Lionel would have to dig deeper.

"Yes, I guess you must need something to do while Lex conducts his business. I admire your choice of leisure activity, which far exceeds Lex's usual distractions' favorite of spending the money they've earned from keeping his bed warm. So, are you investing it instead?" He asked, all in a perfectly casual, conversational tone of voice as he continued his hard offensive.