Wen and Andrew welcome writer, comedian, artist David Saliterman (Funny or Die, Nerdist) to talk about Chess! They discuss their own ranges of experience, from tournaments to completely clueless, and dive into the evolution of chess, how computers made cheating run rampant, and the list of chess masters who went off the deep end.
Wen and Andrew have on the incredibly funny David Saliterman (Funny or Die, Nerdist) finally hop on to this Queen's Gambit craze to talk about the history of Chess and where it all went wrong! From the fears that it was being used to spread secret messages, to a series of players caught cheating in the bathroom, and the large number of players who engaged in colorful behavior after retirement, they discuss all aspects of the game.
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