World No 1 Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw in an online “vote-chess” match by 1.4 lakh people who took him on in a freestyle chess game played on Chess.com. The game had started on April 4, and ended on Monday after a perpetual check on Magnus Carlsen’s king. By the time the end came, both sides had five pawns and the queen and king left standing with other pieces having been eliminated. In case you’re wondering how Magnus Carlsen took on 1.4 lakh people — 1,43,496 players to be precise — at the same time, here’s how: Carlsen’s opponents played by voting on the app. The move which got the most votes was then played. Each side had 24 hours to make a move. Magnus Carlsen was playing with white pieces. How Magnus Carlsen vs held to draw by The World window.addEventListener(“message”,e=>{e[‘data’]&&”13297594″===e[‘data’][‘id’]&&document.getElementById(${e[‘data’][‘id’]})&&(document.getElementById(${e[‘data’][‘id’]}).style.height=${e[‘data’][‘frameHeight’]+37}px)}); Story continues below this ad Chess.com had predicted that Magnus Carlsen would win by a wide margin. In a post publicizing the game, Chess.com had the following answer to the question, …