World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.
The great Norwegian master Magnus Carlsen, considered the “Mozart of Chess”, was forced to give a draw on Monday, in a match against more than 143,000 people worldwide, which established a new record for a simultaneous.
Announced as “Magnus Carlsen against the World”, the match began on April 4 and was played online at the largest chess site in the world.
This was the first free online game with the participation of a world chess champion, says.
The mega-confronto ended after the world team gave check To the king of Carlsen for the third time in repeated throws – a surprising result. Chess.com had predicted that Carlsen would win by a big margin.
The members of the world team – Anyone could sign up – They voted for each play and Each side had 24 hours to make your bid. Carlsen played with the white.
The world team Forced the draw in play 32after checking the king of Carlsen three times in the corner of the board, where he could not escape. The rule is called “triple repetition“Which means that all pieces on the board are exactly in the same position three timesto provoke a draw.
Carlsen, 34, often described as the “Mozart” from chess Due to its early and bright talent, it is widely recognized as one of the greatest wonders in the history of the game.
In 2010, at the age of 19, it became the Best classified player in the worldand in 2014 it reached the highest usual chess classification: 2882 points. It was the world number 1 undisputed for over a decade, in which he won five world championships.
“In general, The world played a very, very solidThe from the beginning. May not have opted for the boldest options, but remained more in the normal chess line-which It is not always the best strategy, But it worked well, ”Carlsen said on Friday, when Monday’s draw seemed imminent.
Num free -style gamebishops, horses, towers, queen and king are placed randomly on the board at the beginningwhile pedestrians are in their usual places. Free -style chess is popular because it allows players to be more creative and avoid memorization.
This was the third online game “Against the World” to establish records. In 1999, the great Russian master Garry Kasparov played against more than 50,000 people At Microsoft Network and won after four months.
Last year, the Great Indian Master Viswanathan Anand won his game “Against the World” against Almost 70,000 players no Chess.com.
This week, at Chess.com virtual chat, the players of the world team They seemed divided about whether they should force the draw – And claim glory – or continuing to play against Carlsen, even if it ultimately meant a defeat.
“Don’t tie! We will continue to play against Magnus, ”wrote one user.“ This is a Opportunity that will not emerge again. I prefer to play against the master until the end and see if we can fight 20 or 30 moves! Let’s have fun! ”
“Thank you Magnus for such a good game. We made history,” wrote another one.
