Carlsen vs Cristiano Ronaldo chess match challenge

A possible chess match Magnus Carlsen vs Cristiano Ronaldo is making headlines, after the ex World Champion expressed his desire for a chess game vs the soccer legend. At the Esports Chess World Cup Magnus Carlsen said, “[…] What Cristiano Ronaldo has done in his life and his football career is extremly impressive. I will certainly be very honored if I could meet him or play chess while I am here“

A potential showdown between the two legends would not be a surprise, since Magnus Carlsen has already played a myriad of famous people through his career. Carlsen and Ronaldo have already met on multiple occasions in the past decade, and now they will share the same venue during the Esports World Cup EWC in Riyadh.

Magnus Carlsen, Ronaldo, and Real Madrid

World Champion Magnus Carlsen is a long time Real Madrid fan. He has had multiple interactions with the club, including the time when he celebrated his 23rd birthday with 68,000 people at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as he took a ceremonial kick-off in the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Valladolid.

Surprisingly, in a podcast talk with Lex Fridman from this August 27th, titled “Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time,” Magnus reveals the impossible for any hardliner fan of Real Madrid: Carlsen chooses Messi ahead of Ronaldo for the greatest of all time football players.

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Magnus Carlsen with Cristiano Ronaldo at Santiago Bernabeu

Cristiano Ronaldo and chess

During the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi chose to prepare for the event by playing a chess game. “Victory is a State of Mind“, wrote Ronaldo on his twitter account and shared the photo taken by Annie Leibovitz at the Louis Vuitton shooting.

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