Was Elon Musk in his high-school chess team? Read to know
A throwback picture is doing rounds on the internet in which we can see the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in his high-school chess team. While he liked to play chess once upon a time, he now wants the Battle of Polytopia.
By ET Spotlight Special |
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There was a time when the billionaire entrepreneur used to play chess. A throwback picture of Elon Musk is doing rounds on the internet in which he can be seen with his high-school chess team. Nowadays, he likes to play a strategy video game called Battle of Polytopia, which you play on a random map. Musk discussed the advantages of Polytopia and drawbacks of chess when the image surfaced on Twitter. The black and white image shows Elon Musk posing with his high-school chess team. The Twitter user, who shared the image, asked Elon Musk if he still plays chess.
Elon Musk replied to the Twitter user and said there are only 64 squares with no war fog, no random spawn, no tech tree, and only a few different pieces. He said he prefers the Battle of Polytopia. Musk has talked about his fondness for playing games and Polytopia earlier.
Meet Nicole Shanahan, woman at center of Elon Musk-Sergey Brin drama?
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Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist, was at the center of a rift between the world’s two richest men - Google co founder Sergey Brin and Tesla Co founder Elon Musk.
Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist, was at the center of a rift between the world’s two richest men - Google co founder Sergey Brin and Tesla Co founder Elon Musk.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk was the reason behind Google co-founder Sergey Brin's divorce with Nicole Shanahan, with whom he had tied the knot in 2018.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk was the reason behind Google co-founder Sergey Brin's divorce with Nicole Shanahan, with whom he had tied the knot in 2018.
Musk reportedly had a brief affair with Shanahan in early December last year in Miami.
Musk reportedly had a brief affair with Shanahan in early December last year in Miami.
Musk dismissed the news saying: "I've only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic."
Musk dismissed the news saying: "I've only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic."
Shanahan is reportedly seeking over $1 billion from Brin's $100 billion fortune as part of the divorce proceedings.
Shanahan is reportedly seeking over $1 billion from Brin's $100 billion fortune as part of the divorce proceedings.
Shanahan is now working as an attorney and a research fellow at CodeX. She had earlier founded ClearAccessIP.
Shanahan is now working as an attorney and a research fellow at CodeX. She had earlier founded ClearAccessIP.
She has an economics as well as a law degree.
She has an economics as well as a law degree.
In 2019, Shanahan founded Bia-Echo that helps women bear children later in life, and criminal justice reform, along with other issues.
In 2019, Shanahan founded Bia-Echo that helps women bear children later in life, and criminal justice reform, along with other issues.
Shanahan belongs to a family of Chinese immigrants. According to Shanahan, her mother used to work as a maid.
Shanahan belongs to a family of Chinese immigrants. According to Shanahan, her mother used to work as a maid.
The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted in March that chess is simple and we used to play when there were no computers, but now we have computers. He thinks Polytopia is way better and asked Twitter users what they thought. Midjiwan AB, a Swedish gaming company, created Polytopia, a strategy game. The game aims to conquer the maximum territory on a random map and beat opponents while developing an empire.
FAQs Q1. Does Elon Musk like Chess? A1. The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted in March that chess is simple and we used to play when there were no computers, but now we have computers. He thinks Polytopia is way better and asked Twitter users what they thought.
Q2. What is Polytopia?
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A2. Midjiwan AB, a Swedish gaming company, created Polytopia, a strategy game. The game aims to conquer the maximum territory on a random map and beat opponents while developing an empire.