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Derren Brown vs 9 Chess Players
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Mentalist Derren Brown plays nine skilled English chess players, including four grandmasters, simultaneously on his TV show. The trick behind the apparent win is the point of the segment.
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HN cites it as a neat, simple trick of relaying moves between opponents, often in discussions of chess, AI or ludic fallacies.
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From the Hacker News discussion
For anyone interested in the Chess story, it's a trick performed by Darren Brown: [VIDEO] I really liked the simplicity of the trick (concept wise). Though I sure as hell couldn't memorise all those moves.
Read original comment ↗It's a very old trick I'm sure. As for it never happening or fooling anyone in real life: the magician/mentalist Derren Brown challenged 9 English chess players, including 4 GMs, to a simul on his TV show, and got a plus score - he secretly had 8 of the players playing each other, with whom he thus had an even score. The 9th was president of a university chess club, and a very weak player, who Derren played and beat, winning the match. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗This reminds me of Derren Brown (a magician) winning simultaneous chess games against grandmasters... [VIDEO]
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