World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is launching an online chess super-tournament amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational sees the World Chess Champion challenge seven of his biggest rivals to a 2-week, $250,000 battle. Every move will be streamed live on chess24.
“Chess is unique in the sports world as the moves are the same whether played on a wooden board or a computer screen”, Carlsen commented to chess24.
“This is a historic moment for chess,...