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MIT Moves To Make Chess More Accessible To Spectators

“Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Lab are trying to turn chess into a spectator sport like American football or poker,” reports the BBC. “The group wants to make the game more accessible to the uninitiated, by presenting complex information on matches in a simple, visually appealing way and give an expert insight into the state of a game.” “Can't we do this as well?” wonders EJ reader David Matson, who sent this along.