Recently-dethroned world champion Magnus Carlsen turned up in Barcelona for the Bullet Chess Championship not too long ago, solely to be taught that the occasion was not an over-the board match. He ended up taking part in his video games on Day 1 of the Championship from his resort room with one other participant, Eric Hansen, who had made the identical rookie mistake.
“We both made the same mistake. We thought the Bullet Chess Championship was an over-the-board tournament. So we showed up here in Barcelona ready to play and now have to face each other on the screen,” says the World No 1 in a video shot in a Barcelona resort room the place he’s accompanied by Canadian Grandmaster Hansen.
“It’s better in person. Hope you watch,” chimes in Hansen.
The Bullet Chess Championship is a one-minute chess match, which began on Monday and can run until Friday.
Besides Carlsen and Hansen, this yr’s competitors can even see gamers like Hikaru Nakamura (the defending champion), Anish Giri and Alireza Firouzja competing for the title.