Friday, August 28, 2009

Magnus Carlsen in action in Oslo


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MAGNUS CARLSEN TEACHES THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION A LESSON.

Yesterday, Magnus Carlsen won 20 – 0 in a charity simultan match. Carlsen was the main attraction during the official opening of House of Chess in Oslo. The Norwegian Minister of Education, Mr. Baard Vegar Solhjell, was one of the celebrities playing against Carlsen. Mr. Solhjell is a passionate chess player and holds Magnus Carlsen as one of his idols. The Minister also said that he wanted to add chess as a teaching element in Norwegian elementary school.

Full story here: http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article2694731.ece

Special thanks to Petter Dale for sending us this story.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Way to go Magnus!

Anonymous said...

I hope he didn't defeat the little girl at the end of the line. Too cruel...