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Uncompromising Magnus Carlsen forces opponent to remove wrist watch before Freestyle Chess match; watch video
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Magnus Carlsen showed no mercy as he spotted his opponent Victor Mikhalevski wearing a wristwatch during their match at the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open. Carlsen leads the standings after five rounds.
Fresh from
winning the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, world No.1 Magnus Carlsen is having another good outing at the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open. After five rounds, Carlsen is in the lead and the only player with a perfect score of 5/5.
On Saturday, the five-time world champion Carlsen defeated Grandmasters Etienne Bacrot and Victor Mikhalevski. The match against 53-year-old Israeli Grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski became particularly notable due to a special request that Carlsen made just before their match started.
Before both players could engage in an intense battle of chess, Carlsen called for the arbiter as Mikhalevski was wearing a wrist watch. As a result, Mikhalevski was forced to hand over his wrist watch to the arbiter.
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