The World Chess Championship in London was overshadowed by a bizarre incident in round 8 when the playing arena’s unique sound-proofing failed. The game between Norway’s chess “rock-star” Magnus Carlsen and US challenger Fabiano Caruana was apparently interrupted by irritating chatter despite the players being sat in a double-layered, glass-enclosed “fish-tank”. >> Eurosport plots chess move: … Continue reading Magnus Carlsen brands World Chess Championship sound-proofing failure ‘unacceptable’