Chess: Magnus Carlsen in Olympiad action as world No 1 targets record rating
The newly retired world champion will aim for a high score at Chennai to boost his chances of reaching the 2900 target which has twice narrowly eluded himMagnus Carlsen, newly retired from world title matches, is in Chennai this weekend for Friday’s opening round of the 186-nation Olympiad, where, due to Carlsen’s elevated rating, Norway are the No 3 seeds behind the US and India. Round one Olympiad pairings (selected): Angola v USA, India v Zimbabwe, Lebanon v Norway, Spain v Wales, England v Cyprus. Women: Tajikistan v India, Ukraine v South Africa, Iraq v Georgia, Libya v England. For full pairings, view chess-results.com. Continue reading…