Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’

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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into draw in showdown against 'the world'

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.

143,000 people teamed up to tie the world's top chess player

Magnus Carlsen is an undisputed titan in the world of chess. In 2011 at the age of 19, the Swedish grandmaster became the youngest person to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) world rankings—a position he’s occupied ever since. Carlsen holds the record for the highest official rating level in history, and currently trails only Gary Kasparov for the longest time spent as the sport’s highest ranking player. So what would it take fo…

Magnus Carlsen held to draw by 143,000 opponents in largest ever online chess game after 46 days of competing

Magnus Carlsen is vastly successful against just one opponent. And even when he came up against many more, the Norwegian showed he can hold his own.

Magnus Carlsen challenged 143,000 people in an online game that lasted more than a month, in the freestyle style: he didn't win

The duel called "Carlsen against the World" began on April 4 and each game could last 24 hours to be done. The "World" was composed of lovers chessists from the promotional platform.