Intensity of championship and ease of watching the game online is bringing it to a wider audience
Not since the 1972 cold war showdown between the US grandmaster Bobby Fischer and his Russian rival Boris Spassky has chess been so high profile.
This week’s tie-break, which saw the world No 1, 27-year-old Magnus Carlsen from Norway, beat the US challenger, Fabiano Caruana, 26, has sent both heart rates and interest in the game soaring, according to aficionados.
Written by Caroline Davies
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