"Magnus Carlsen vs. The World" online chess game ends in a draw, with the grandmaster lauding his 143,000 opponents' "very, ...

As CNN notes, “very, very sound chess” required over 508,000 votes cast and 30,000 forum posts throughout the six-week-long ...

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faced off against over 143,000 players from around the globe, resulting in a dramatic ...

The World," and began April 4. It was a freestyle game of chess, meaning every piece except pawns are randomly positioned on the board. Carlsen played as the white pieces, and kicked the game off.

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 ...