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They're also the only national broadcaster I know of that devotes time to classical chess matches which typically last 4+ hours with one piece being moved ever
by dmurray 5y ago
They're also the only national broadcaster I know of that devotes time to classical chess matches which typically last 4+ hours with one piece being moved ever few minutes. It helps that the world champion and best chess player is Norwegian, but slow TV may have made them more receptive.
- karencarits 5y agoAnd people love it. Last year at Boxing Day, 300 000-500 000 viewers in average, close to a million viewers overall [1] - that's ~20% of the population. And the popularity has been high for at least five years now, as it has started to become more of a tradition Freely available for those interested: https://tv.nrk.no/serie/sjakk https://tv.nrk.no/serie/sjakk [1] https://kampanje.com/medier/2021/12/kvelden-for-kvelden-mistet-nesten-140.000-seere/ https://kampanje.com/medier/2021/12/kvelden-for-kvelden-mist...