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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen forced into draw in showdown against "the world"
"Magnus Carlsen vs. The World" online chess game ends in a draw, with the grandmaster lauding his 143,000 opponents' "very, ...
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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 tennis legend was unable to clinch a victory over ...
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 ...
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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’
BERLIN — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen ... Carlsen played the white pieces. The world forced the draw on move 32 after checking Carlsen’s king three times in the corner of the ...
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Top chess player Magnus Carlsen forced into draw in historic game against over 134,000 people
The rule is called "threefold repetition," meaning that all the pieces on the board are in the exact same position three times, which prompts a draw. In a Vote Chess match, according to Chess.com ...