stackyFACTSThe pinnacle of intellectual combat has a massive, embarrassing problem with players sneaking off to the toilet to consult their smartphones. Because computer engines can calculate flawless moves in seconds, supposedly brilliant tacticians will desperately claim a weak bladder just to crouch in a stall and let an app solve their middle game.
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