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Originally Posted by Justinov
Since Im an old club chess player: Magnus Carlsen best in the world with danish coach and only other scandinavian in the top-100 - Peter Heine Nielsen - what can go wrong 
But it's a dane helping a norwegian towards the world championship.......we still wait for our next Bent Larsen.
Having the best chess player in the world is totally equivalent to having Messi in fottball....probably player wise the two biggest sports in the world. |
Danish hockey had Bent Kølvig.
A former Danish National chess champion and a hockey goal judge (remember them?) in Rødovre. And father of Kent Kølvig, a former hockey linesman...