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143,000 people teamed up to tie the world’s top chess player
As CNN notes, “very, very sound chess” required over 508,000 votes cast and 30,000 forum posts throughout the six-week-long ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against ‘the world.’ Will it end in a draw?
BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a ...
Magnus Carlsen vs The World: chess grandmaster’s 46-day game against 143,000 players ends in draw
The world’s top-ranked chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has drawn an unprecedented game where he played against more than ...
What happened when chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen took on 143,000 people
Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faced off against over 143,000 players from around the globe, resulting in a dramatic ...
From Board Games To Esports: How Chess Is Enriching Virtual Gaming World
The Covid-19 pandemic supercharged this digital renaissance by driving a 300% rise in new chess accounts, with online platforms now having over 200 million registered users of the sport ...
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Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen squared off against 143,000 players from around the world — but the chess grandmaster was unable to clinch a victory ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's match against the world ends in a draw after 46 days
While Carlsen didn't wind up with the victory, he did break a record. The 143,000 people who showed up to face Carlsen were the most ever to face a grandmaster in an online match. Carlsen more than ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’
BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide ...