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  • Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen

    05/20/2025 3:02:47 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 12 replies
    npr ^ | 05/20/2025 | Alana Wise
    Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster who has become the public face of the game, was forced into a draw after an intense game played over 6 1/2 weeks — and it only took some 143,000 opponents working together to do it. In a freestyle match that chess.com billed as Magnus vs. The World, Carlsen was pitted against a team consisting of any and every member of the online community who wanted to join. The website said the number of players reached a record 143,000, as people from around the globe rushed to play against the Norwegian chess legend. The game...