Magnus Carlsen on the Colbert Report

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

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.

a boring nerd is a boring nerd, no?

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.