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Magnus Carlsen on the Colbert Report

Magnus Carlsen on the Colbert Report

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http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/magnus-carlsen-in-the-colbert-report-the-new-grandmaster-of-rock-paper-scissors

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I wish Magnus had been a little more animated in the discussion--this was a great opportunity for competitive chess in the mainstream media and he didn't do much to dispel the unfortunate and inaccurate notion that chess players are boring nerds.

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a boring nerd is a boring nerd, no?

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Originally posted by chesskid001
I wish Magnus had been a little more animated in the discussion--this was a great opportunity for competitive chess in the mainstream media and he didn't do much to dispel the unfortunate and inaccurate notion that chess players are boring nerds.
Yeah, I wish he could have interviewed Nimzovich or Alekhine or Fischer. But Colbert could make an interview with a brick wall interesting. [Some would argue he just did?!]