Why Is the Scientific Community Silent About Octopi?

The scientific community is obsessed with octopuses because they are an example of an intelligence, which is undeniable. They can shape shift to mimic other animals and things like coconuts. Can they play? And their intelligence is so different from ours. So I imagine that if an octopus wanted to play chess, it probably would be able to,. but they do not want to because chess is incredibly boring.