Grassmaster Magnus Carlsen wins the first chess

The number one granmaster, Magnus Carlsen, won the online -spectacle entry at the World Espore World Cup. The 34-year-old Norwegian will take home $ 250,000 (about 188,000 pounds).

The ESPTS (EWC) World Cup (EWC), Saudi Arabia, is one of the largest multi -disciplinary tournaments in competitive professional games.

The inclusion of chess in this year’s schedule was somewhat controversial, but the tournament organizers claimed that it was considered an eSport because it is played by millions of people of all ages.

This is the second time EWC was delivered and comes with a total prize pot of about $ 70 million (£ 50 million).

For seven weeks, teams from around the world compete in 25 popular games, including Call of Duty, Street Fighter and League of Legends.

EWC said the chess this year reached a “new milestone”, 139 years after the first chess world champion was crowned.

At the Esser World Championships, competitors sit at their computer on stage in front of a live audience, wearing a heart rate monitor. Just like in traditional sports, there are big screens, big sponsors and commentators.

A number of grandmothers participated in an online competition in which the players went through the group stage before the best T-shirts came out in the playoffs.

It was the best traditional chess player in the world who threw this title, after winning eight Alirez Firuja.

Carlsen is not alien to accept the present in Adopting the present in the game. Last year stated that he would return to large chess Weaken his DRES -Code.

Carlsen left the chess championship in the world where he defended his title when he was told he couldn’t continue to play jeans.

“It was a strange show, unlike anything I have seen so far,” Carlsen said after the Trophy EWC lifted.

“I very much hope this is a large part of the future for chess.

“We may be able to take a bigger scene next time,” he added when he was popular in the tournament.