2024-05-16 19:25:53
It is not simply the FC St. Pauli footballers who’re profitable. The chess workforce can be shifting as much as the Bundesliga – and is trying ahead to a brand new celebrity.
After being promoted to the Bundesliga, the FC St. Pauli chess workforce is getting spectacular entry for the approaching season. Former world champion Magnus Carlsen will play for Hamburg. The 33-year-old Norwegian’s dedication is made attainable by means of the cooperation of entrepreneur Jan Henric Büttner’s Weissenhaus Chess Academy and FC St. Pauli.
The cooperation is long-term and also will embrace joint communication measures with Carlsen, the Chess Academy mentioned in a press release on Thursday. “I’m completely satisfied to be a part of the good model in Germany,” mentioned the chess celebrity. Along with the chess gamers, the footballers additionally secured promotion to the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Carlsen is taken into account among the finest chess gamers in historical past. He was world champion from 2013 to 2023. A 12 months in the past he gave up the title. He has additionally received world championship titles in blitz and speedy chess a number of occasions.