Viswanathan Anand thinks World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo will get attention

The logo was criticised for being too ‘sexual’ after it was unveiled.

Viswanathan Anand thinks World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo will get attention
The World Chess Championship 2018 logo was criticised for being too ‘sexual’ after it was unveiled on Wednesday

When asked his thoughts on the logo, the former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand said:

"Finally a position where DeepMind [Google's AI program, which also plays chess] will have to do more than just calculations. If you are in this position, you can count yourself off Santa's good list. Jokes aside, it [the logo] will definitely get attention."



Here's a look at the various designs unveiled on www.worldchess.com:


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