#GetFact'd: Chess player deliberately throws game for Madonna concert
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Dating way back to a time where a town called Neversink was completely submerged underwater.
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A chess player in the Dutch Open Championship in the early 90s deliberately threw a game, getting mated in three moves, because he had tickets for a Madonna concert and didn't want to be late. What's funny about this is that Madonna is notorious for starting her concerts late.
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In 1953, the town of Neversink, New York was completely submerged underwater after dams for what would become the Neversink Reservoir were finished.
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