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Thiel Places Third in Buenos Aires Chess, Mulls Argentine Backup

5/29/2026

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Billionaire Peter Thiel entered the Buenos Aires chess club tournament and placed third.
He shared wooden tables with schoolchildren at a Buenos Aires chess tournament.
Thiel bought a mansion in a Buenos Aires neighborhood and met President Javier Milei.
He hosted Argentine economists, raised the Antichrist topic, and is weighing Argentina as backup because of U.S. political shifts, a California billionaire tax initiative, and fears of nuclear war and AI.

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Billionaire Peter Thiel entered the Buenos Aires chess club tournament and placed third.
He shared wooden tables with schoolchildren at a Buenos Aires chess tournament.
Thiel bought a mansion in a Buenos Aires neighborhood and met President Javier Milei.
He hosted Argentine economists, raised the Antichrist topic, and is weighing Argentina as backup because of U.S. political shifts, a California billionaire tax initiative, and fears of nuclear war and AI.