One Tournament Chess Game, Twenty Hours, No Winner

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1989, two players in a chess tournament faced off… and set a record for the longest tournament chess match of all time. Plus: today in 1921, a nun in St. Paul, Minnesota made educational history. The Longest Tournament Chess Game (Chess.com) School Patrol Flagpole (Atlas Obscura)It’s your move, make it a good one by backing our show on Patreon

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