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An entrepreneur on Dragons’ Den may have been branded a ‘genius’ for his pop-up chess set, but those watching along at home were scratching their heads trying to figure out what an equation on his shirt meant.
On this week’s episode of the reality series David, a paper engineer from Bath, pitched his idea for paper games and managed to walk away with a deal.
He received high praise from the investors Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Sara Davies, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett, who ended up fighting over their chance to claim a stake in the business.
However, his shirt also had people wanting to know more.
Many people took to Twitter to speculate the meaning of what his t-shirt, which read ‘1.d4 d5 2.c4’ meant.
‘His t-shirt intrigues me, one person posted.
David pitched pop-up paper games on this week’s episode (Picture: BBC/ Metrograb)
However something else also caught people’s attention (Picture: BBC/ Metrograb)
Lots of people watching at home were confused about his shirt (Picture: Twitter)
It took some attention away from David’s ‘genius’ pitch (Picture: Twitter)
Some were hoping others could explain (Picture: Twitter)
Another hoped social media may be able to help: ‘Paper guy never did explain his t-shirt… Was it fools mate chess moves perhaps?’
Despite some being stumped about the meaning of his shirt, other people knew exactly what it was referring to.
This person had the answer (Picture: Twitter)
One of the oldest openings that originated in the 15th century, the move is still utilised today.
For those who missed the phenomenon that was the hit Netflix series back in 2020, many people heard of the move for the first time in 2020 with the release of The Queen’s Gambit.
Based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, the title also referenced the chess opening.
The Queen’s Gambit starred Anya Taylor-Joy (Picture: Charlie Gray/Netflix via AP)
It starred Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
It was credited for getting many more people into the game who had never played before.
When pitching his idea, David also explained how the chess could open or close in any position and could be perfect for playing on the go.
‘The unique design of the board makes it impossible to upset any of the pieces,’ he said.
‘These unique selling points make it an ideal travel set, but also, as it folds flat, one that’s easy to store on a bookshelf at home.’
He also explained its eco credentials, revealing it was produced without plastic and ‘completely recyclable’ before faltering.
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While he was affected by some nerves, in the end, all of the Dragons apart from Steven made an offer with David, but he eventually went with Peter and Touker who both took a 10 percent share and contributed £20,000.
Ultimately, David opted to work with Peter and Touker, who both took a 10% share and contributed £20,000.
Dragons’ Den airs on Thursdays at 8pm on BBC One.
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