US EditionChess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen Faces Showdown Against ‘the world.’ Will It End in a Draw?
- Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian grandmaster, is playing a single online chess game against 140,000 people on Chess.com since April 4, 2025.
- The match, called 'Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,' follows last year's record where Viswanathan Anand played nearly 70,000 opponents on the same platform.
- This is the first online freestyle game featuring a world champion, where pieces except pawns are randomly shuffled, and the World Team could force a draw by checking Carlsen's king three times.
- On Friday, Carlsen remarked that the game is currently progressing toward a draw due to repeated checks, and he noted that the players have demonstrated exceptionally solid chess from the very beginning.
- The match may end in a draw soon, marking a milestone where many worldwide get their first chance to play against Carlsen and share in the game's historic nature.
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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 mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next few days. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,” the online match began April 4 on Chess.com, the world’s largest chess website, and is the first-ever online freestyle game to feature a world champion. While Chess.com had predicted Carlsen would w…
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 could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next few days.Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,” the online match began April 4 on Chess.com, the world’s largest chess website, and is the first-ever online freestyle game to feature a world champion.While Chess.com had predicted Carlsen would win by a wide mar…
Chess Grandmaster Playing Match Against 140,000 People Reveals Expected Result - Great Yorkshire Radio
The mega-match features undisputed world number one Norwegian Magnus Carlsen playing freestyle chess online against “the world”. The game, which began on 4 April, allows Team World to vote on each move, and each side has 24 hours to make their play. In freestyle chess, the bishops, knights, rooks, queen and king are randomly shuffled around the board while the pawns remain in their usual spots. The format is popular because it allows players to …
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