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Carlsen in Brazil
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:23 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
http://en.chessbase.com/post/coming-in- ... -in-brazil
It seems a bit harsh giving him a blindfold simul to do just before the first round!
Re: Carlsen in Brazil
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:26 pm
by David Sedgwick
Many things can be tolerated if the inducement to do so is high enough.
It's been reported that his fee includes four tickets for the (football) World Cup Final.
Re: Carlsen in Brazil
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:04 am
by Mick Norris
Re: Carlsen in Brazil
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:30 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
"It's been reported that his fee includes four tickets for the (football) World Cup Final."
That would explain it! The opposition is rated quite low (compared to him, that is) so he probably expected victory anyway.
Re: Carlsen in Brazil
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:22 pm
by John McKenna
See below for doctored versiom - oriiginal deleted - well almost - only this remains.
Re: Carlsen in Brazil
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:24 pm
by John McKenna
Hi there Kevin - we tried to get Magnus to come to Redhill and play for Crystal Palace tonite.
We offered him 5 World Cup tickets for England's expected matches in Brazil but he smelled a rat and said - no thanks. So it will be just us assorted minnows, I'm afraid, I kid you not. We will be there in sufficient numbers to fulfil the quota for the catastrophe, I am fairly reliably informed. Though as the dreaded hour approaches even brave souls have been known to fade away. You can count on me and, I hope, at le
ast 6 others - any unexpected last-minute defaulters will discharged via the bottom boards but I am ever hopeful that there will be none. A tout a l'heure. (Sorry can't do the accents.)