Iran Press/ Europe: The 12-hour event, hosted by GM Pepe Cuenca and IM David Martínez, will feature star guests, chess for all levels, and a lot of fun.
At a press conference on Wednesday 28th October, the World Chess Champion played a game against Real Madrid ambassador and former player and manager Santiago Solari.
Magnus Carlsen is a passionate football fan and a spectacularly good Fantasy Premier League player who finished 10th out of over 7 million players in last season's competition. His football team is Real Madrid, and as World Chess Champion he's twice got to kick off a game, even if the commentators haven't always known who he was!
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