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

Norway challenges the rest of the world to a not-so-friendly game of chess

Arts, Culture & Media

The World Chess Championship is underway in Chennai, India. Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has taken an impressive lead over local hero and reigning champion Viswanathan Anand. And in Norway, people are getting pretty stoked. So the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has challenged the rest of the world to play Norway — all of Norway.