Chess Championship/ 32-year-old Norwegian comes to Golem, "Nordic king" refuses VIP reception

2023-10-04 20:22:00, Sport CNA

Chess Championship/ 32-year-old Norwegian comes to Golem, "Nordic

32-year-old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is in Golem to participate in the Chess Championship.

Journalist Edi Lesi has published some photos from the Chess Championship and shows that the Norwegian refused the car and the driver, as well as resisted the VIP reception in Rinas.

He describes Magnus Carlsen as the "Nordic king" of chess and declares that no one has ever beaten him in Golem.

According to him, many people want to play with him outside the competition, but he does not accept such a thing.

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A silent Norse king in Golem

Still today, millions of people around the world watch a video where a 13-year-old gets up from the chess table and with incredible nonchalance makes mock moves up and down, leaving the absolute champion of the planet at the time, Garry, with his head in his fists. Kasparov.

Magnus Carlsen was ranked 700th, but he tied the number one ranked number one without a doubt.

From the analyzes that are done even today, Magnus had two golden opportunities to win that match, the first and the last between the two emblems.

The 32-year-old Norwegian is today strolling along the seafront in Golem. He is always alone. He refused the car and the driver. He even resisted the VIP reception he gave you in Rinas.

The silent king of Nordic chess is with his team from Monday in the European championship that is taking place in a large hall of Fafa Resort.

It is not easy to enter that hall. Our president of the federation, the international master, Erald Dervishi, has provided us with a pass. We sneak in stealthily. Many foreigners, part of the staff, always beckon us with a crossed finger on their lips.

There are teams from all over the continent, and the talented little Kler Çaku stands out.

There is no such peace in any mass. A kind of consensual tyranny. Any labored breathing can be felt. Somewhere in between, the greatest champion of all time is playing. He scratched his head and tossed aside his bushy hair. He feels that he is being photographed, but he does not take his eyes for a moment from the strategy of starting the challenge in hand. Considering both his age and how many years from now he will be sitting at the table behind his knights and queen, Carlsen is sure to set some records that are hard to break. So far, 10 times on the throne of the best.

In Golem, no one has beaten him so far. There are many who want to play him out of competition, but he is a bit impossible.

Romina, who is our guide, shows us with a timid movement of her hand, where the Albanian teams are located.

We have had success in chess, but this organization is top notch.

If it were football, the one who leaves without making a sound and with headphones in his ears from the hotel where he is staying and comes to the strength room, would be Messi.

Yes, Magnus is not well known on the street. There is not so much attention for chess. And this event has not managed to be in the media enough. At least not until now. On Saturday, the champions are announced in a ceremony at the Brigade Palace. Probably, closer to the strict and selective eye of Tirana./ CNA