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Video: 24-year-old chess genius plays 3 timed matches blindfolded and we can’t even play one normal game

Published 18:13 28 May 2015 BST

Oisin Collins
Video: 24-year-old chess genius plays 3 timed matches blindfolded and we can’t even play one normal game

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Did we mention he won every game?

Magnus Carlsen isn’t your average 24-year-old, as the Norwegian lad is both the current world no.1 and the highest ranking chess player in history. Recently, at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, which raised over $4 million dollars for paediatric cancer research and treatment, Magnus Carlsen defeated three challengers simultaneously while blindfolded and timed – first time ever attempted. It really is something else… https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=165&v=H0n69pDaUaY Video via Magnus Carlsen - YouTube

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Video: 24-year-old chess genius plays 3 timed matches blindfolded and we can’t even play one normal game