The chess world champion reached the landmark during a highly successful year and now has his sights set on a record unbeaten streak in chess
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“I’m not a highly cultured guy,” says the world’s strongest chess player and, for a brief giddy moment before
Christmas, the No 1
Premier League fantasy
Football player on the planet. “I don’t think I do too much different from other people during my downtime. I play and watch football, and some NBA games. And I spend time working on my Fantasy Football team, obviously.”
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