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Lateral with Tom Scott

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The 10 Truths of Chess

The game was created in 1966 to show the futility of war. Both players start with a full complement of 16 white chess pieces. While it's possible to start a game in the usual manner, it becomes harder to remember which piece belongs to which player. The answer was making a statement against war.

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