One of the biggest contingents on the rail is supporters of Alex Livingston, the 32-year-old from Halifax, Canada. They’re all donning black t-shirts with Livingston’s online moniker “rumnchess” across the chest.
“Alex has been playing chess since he was three years old, so that’s where the chess part comes from,” said Livingston’s mother, who is seated next to her other son. “I’m not quite sure where the other part comes from.”
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