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Epic 46-day chess match that pitted Magnus Carlsen against 143,000 people ends in draw
In 1999, Garry Kasparov, then world champion, played against over 50,000 participants on the Microsoft Network, ultimately ...
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 ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?
Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that ...
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Why chess is forging an unlikely partnership with esports
That’s because of the explosion of shorter forms of chess, which compile all those existing traditions into bitesize matches taking just a matter of minutes from start to finish. And ...
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Duolingo will start teaching chess soon
Popular language learning app Duolingo is giving its bite-size lesson treatment to one of the oldest games in the world: chess. Duolingo’s chess course will take users, who can range from ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing ...
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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 playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as ...