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"Neither player moves first" The way that's phrased makes it sound like no one ever gets to take a turn, but they actually meant that players move at the same time.


It’s Mutually Assured Chess.

It’s a curious game. The only way to win is not to play.


In this case though;

It’s a curious game. The only way is not to play


The strange description is a good way to attract attention.


aka clickbait


Strong disagree: It being clickbait or not is dependent on 2 things:

1. The accuracy or embellishment of the headline

2. The quality of the content behind the headline

This does not seem to strongly violate either condition.




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