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Photo Finish in Titled Arena Demonstrates that Chess is Fun

I would disagree. How is someone taking a draw to win an Arena fun? Tang's play was amazing and ultimately fun. To reward Bortnyk for drawing seems the opposite of fun. This is the least fun part of chess tournaments and leads to boring Berlin draws in match-ups you would love to see played out.
I don't know where people have got the idea that chess has to be blazing fast, high-octane, blink and you'll miss it, to be fun. This is chess, not Indy 500 or something. It's fun as it is without needing to turn it into something it's not.
I think a better title would use Exhilarating instead of Fun, it's more explanatory?

Something about the title... hmm...

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