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Computer chess

Norway (white) versus the rest of the world (black)

Norway challenged the world to a chess match… and the Internet trolls won

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It was a novel idea… to crowd-source a chess match online. If your computer’s address was in Norway, you could vote on Norway’s moves. If it was outside Norway, then you could vote on the “rest of the world’s” moves. If only it had worked that way…

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World chess competition

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The title of “world chess champion” is up for grabs in Bonn, Germany. The two finalists – from India and from Russia — are battling through a 12-game match.

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