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Carlsen and Nakamura dazzle Barcelona with blindfold chess show at ICE 2026 🔥

The world’s No.1 and No.2 chess players headlined ICE Barcelona with a rare exhibition match played entirely from memory, joined by GothamChess for commentary, insight, and fan interaction.

🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen and 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura, two of the world’s most renowned chess grandmasters, made a special appearance at ICE Barcelona 2026, the International Casinos & Entertainment Expo. One of the world’s largest iGaming and gaming-tech trade shows, ICE attracts tens of thousands of professionals from the global gaming and tech industries.

🔗Read more: https://www.fide.com/carlsen-and-nakamura-dazzle-barcelona-with-blindfold-chess-show-at-ice-2026/

📷 BETBY

Magnus Carlsen is now a 20x World Champion.

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🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov and 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen are set to face each other in the final of the FIDE World Blitz Championship! #RapidBlitz

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We challenged Ian Nepomniachtchi to a quick game — name the first chess player that comes to mind from each country we mention! 🌍

Who would you name? 👇

Ian Nepomniachtchi will participate in the FIDE World Cup 2025.
🗓 November 1–26 – Live on FIDE YouTube and Twitch 📺
📍 Goa, India 🇮🇳

We challenged Ian Nepomniachtchi to a quick game — name the first chess player that comes to mind from each country we mention! 🌍 Who would you name? 👇 Ian Nepomniachtchi will participate in the FIDE World Cup 2025. 🗓 November 1–26 – Live on FIDE YouTube and Twitch 📺 📍 Goa, India 🇮🇳