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. (More Chess News)
Billed as 바카라Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,바카라 the online match began April 4 on Chess.com, the world바카라s largest chess website, and was the first-ever online freestyle game to feature a world champion.
The mega-match ended after Team World checked Carlsen바카라s king a third time, a stunning outcome after Chess.com had predicted Carlsen would win by a wide margin.
Members of Team World 바카라 anyone around the globe could sign up 바카라 voted on each move and each side had 24 hours to make their play. Carlsen played the white pieces.
The world forced the draw on move 32 after checking Carlsen바카라s king three times in the corner of the board where it could not escape. The rule is called 바카라threefold repetition,바카라 meaning all of the pieces on the board are in the exact same position three times to prompt a draw.
바카라Very, very sound chess바카라
Carlsen, 34, became the world바카라s top-ranked player in 2010 at 19 and has won five World Championships. He achieved the highest-ever chess rating of 2882 in 2014 and has remained the undisputed world No. 1 for more than a decade.
바카라Overall, 바카라the world바카라 has played very, very sound chess from the start. Maybe not going for most enterprising options, but kind of keeping it more in vein with normal chess 바카라 which isn바카라t always the best strategy, but it worked out well this time,바카라 Carlsen said in a statement Friday as Monday바카라s draw seemed imminent.
In a freestyle match, the bishops, knights, rooks, queen and king are randomly placed around the board at the start while the pawns are in their usual spots. Freestyle chess is popular because it allows players to be more creative and avoid memorization.
바카라We made history바카라
This was the third 바카라vs. The World바카라 record-setting online game. In 1999, Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov played against more than 50,000 people on the Microsoft Network and won after four months.
Last year, Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won his 바카라vs. The World바카라 match against nearly 70,000 players on Chess.com.
In the Chess.com virtual chat this week, players appeared split on whether to force the draw 바카라 and claim the glory 바카라 or to keep playing against Carlsen, even if it ultimately meant a loss.
바카라Don바카라t Draw! Let바카라s keep playing Magnus,바카라 one user wrote. 바카라This is an opportunity that won바카라t come along again. I바카라d rather play the Master all the way to the end and see if we can battle it out another 20 or 30 moves! Let바카라s have some FUN!!!바카라
Another added: 바카라Thanks Magnus for such a great game. We made history.바카라
