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Andrew Tate, a former kickboxing champion and a renowned internet personality clashed with Piers Morgan, a highly proclaimed journalist and writer in a 5-minute game of chess. With the timer ticking, the duo indulged in a thought-provoking exchange of ideas correlating chess and life.

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Tate demonstrated his effortless talent in the game as he articulated his thoughts seamlessly while making game-changing moves. Ultimately, he beat the time-conscious journalist. It is still a win-win for the priceless wisdom they conversed in the course of the game.

Andrew Tate and Piers Morgan show some ?chess masculinity?

Tate and Piers began the game on an enthusiastic note. ?Lennox Lewis was better than you,? Piers remarked as the game progressed. 40-seconds down and Piers had a check. Tate was no easy opponent. The journalist said it was ?time to get aggressive? and show some ?toxic chess masculinity.?

Unshaken by those words, the kickboxing champ said, ?..the world’s been pretty aggressive with me lately, Piers. So, I’m used to it.? When there were 3 minutes and 45 seconds left and the game was getting intense, Tate came up with an interesting question. ?Why do you think the queen gets to jump across the board and the King doesn’t?? Meanwhile, Tate brought Piers? queen down. Referring to losing the queen, Piers described his move as a “catastrophic error.” Tate replied, “I always accidentally take someone’s chick.”

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Tate explained the rationality of the queen’s moves with an analogy of a yacht in Dubai. ?The girl who just gets an Instagram invite gets to jump right on board run across the board and do whatever she wants. But the man is to get there a[one] square at a time. The man had to buy that yacht. That’s the difference,? he explained.

Luck has no space in a game of chess

As Piers fought to secure his game, Tate posed another question comparing life and chess. ?How do you think chess reflects life?? And he couldn?t agree more with Piers when he said, ?It?s all about strategy.? He added being good at chess means ?you can be good at pretty much anything.?

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Tate added another beautiful aspect of chess. ?There is no luck,? he said. As losing somewhere in the game is because of a wrong move or a mistake. In addition, he pointed out that even if it?s a slight mistake, ?It was your fault. It teaches absolute self-accountability.?

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He reiterated it is becoming increasingly essential in the world today. ?That?s why chess is so important.? With 25 seconds left, Tate checkmates him to finish the game with a win. Do you agree with the power of chess as perceived by Andrew Tate? Isn?t it a great way to build life skills? Share in the comment section.

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