The 2 Countries Where Chess is the Most Popular

Hello! Today, I will be listing the 2 Countries where chess is the most popular!

The First Country is Iceland. One of the most famous players to play Chess played in Iceland. 

The chess player was Bobby Fischer. Bobby Fischer, the Chicago-born, Brooklyn-bred genius who became one of the greatest chess players the world has ever seen, died on Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was 64. For decades he had lived in obscurity, ultimately settling in Reykjavik after renouncing his American citizenship.

The second country is Norway. Their most famous player is Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (Norwegian: [svɛn ˈmɑ̀ŋnʉs øːn ˈkɑːlsn̩]; born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the current World Chess Champion, World Rapid Chess Champion, and World Blitz Chess Champion.