Sometimes, chess players develop connections as entertaining and complicated as the game itself. As many of you know, 2020 came with a devastating calamity: Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri had a falling-out.

If you're here just because of the thumbnail, I can understand! The thumbnail was made by the amazing Witamin, whom you can follow on Instagram for funny and punny chess-related memes:   / witamin23  

This video was made for fun and brings me no material gains. It couldn't have been possible without precious footage from the amazing channels listed below, which deserve following by anyone who enjoys the game of chess.

Anish Giri: YT channel    / @anishgiriofficial   and Instagram page:   / anishgiri94  
chess24:    / chess24media  
ChessBase India:    / @chessbaseindiachannel  
Vidit Gujrathi:    / @viditchess  
Teimour Radjabov:    / @teimourradjabovchess  
Srinath Narayanan:    / @srinathchess  
Chess.com:    / wwwchesscom​  
Tata Steel Chess Tournament:    / @tatasteelchesstournament  
Magnus Carlsen's Twitch channel:   / maskenissen  

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