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World Championship Chess match watched closely in San Francisco

ByJonathan BloomKGO logo
Thursday, December 1, 2016
World chess championships watched closely in SF

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 26-year-old from Norway remains the world chess champion after a grueling series of games watched all over the world. Some of those watching most closely were in the Bay Area.

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