WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tweeted out a picture of a ‘safe white king’ chess match one day after he received Ecuadorian citizenship.
Zero Hedge describes the chess game a famous 1918 chess match in which Cuban chess master José Raúl Capablanca defeats U.S. champion Frank Marshall using a pawn.
Julian Assange set Twitter ablaze after he tweeted out this cryptic chess game on Friday.
— Julian Assange ⌛ (@JulianAssange) January 13, 2018
Via Zero Hedge, the move which Assange tweets can be seen below at approximately 7:14, in which the narrator says “And the white king is finally feeling safe.”
Others pointed out Capablanca’s name translates to “White Hat” which is another way to refer to ethical or above board computer hackers (in contrast black hat would refer to unethical hackers).
Capa = Cap (hat)
Blanca = White
Capablanca Vs. Marshall 1918— B (@B75434425) January 13, 2018
White has next move.
— B (@B75434425) January 13, 2018
On Wednesday, Julian Assange tweeted a photo of himself wearing an Ecuadorian soccer jersey amid reports that he was granted a passport from the nation on December 21.
UPDATE— TGP contributor Cassandra Fairbanks found this — Assange tweeted out a move from a historic 1918 chess match considered one of the best of all time.
The chessboard tweeted by Assange, unaccompanied by any text, shows a move from the Capablanca vs Marshall chess game of 1918 – considered one of the greatest defensive games of all time.https://t.co/9TI7TT9hGH
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) January 13, 2018
