The stockpile of chess trivia grew exponentially during the first half of 2021. If yes, Then here’s your chance to ace our mid-year quiz and prove your “chessentricity”. Magnus Carlsen; He pre-moved 1…e5, thinking that Anand would start with 1.e4. Even the chess pieces are told to be socially responsible!after beating Anand, Kamath got his chess.com account banned for using engine assistance. The popular opinion is he started with 1…e5 thinking that would fool the cheat-detection algorithms.They all exist.

Source: The Nation July 03, 2021 21:56 UTC