# Magnus Carlsen looking at chess as a team sport

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**Created:** [June 22, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/magnus-carlsen-looking-at-chess-as-a-team-sport/53229 "2023-06-22T01:55:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/magnus-carlsen-looking-at-chess-as-a-team-sport/53229/1 "2023-06-22T01:55:00Z")

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Carlsen is promoting a new type of chess competition (at least for him) - teams

> **[Can chess be a team sport? Magnus Carlsen wants to find out.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/06/21/magnus-carlsen-global-chess-league/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjI2NDA4NDQiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjg3MzIwMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjg4NjE1OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODczMjAwMDAsImp0aSI6IjgwZTQ3M2E1LWZhZTktNDZhYi05OTRkLTAzN2QyMGNhNGQ5MCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvMjAyMy8wNi8yMS9tYWdudXMtY2FybHNlbi1nbG9iYWwtY2hlc3MtbGVhZ3VlLyJ9.Ge_u5cAA7z9K6310E4h72sTpb6_8CQmmhJCXLiQ00oc&itid=gfta)**
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> Carlsen is a cornerstone of the Global Chess League, debuting this week, which envisions chess as a team sport.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/system/32/2_2.png) [@system](https://forum.uschess.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/magnus-carlsen-looking-at-chess-as-a-team-sport/53229/2 "2025-06-21T01:55:10Z")

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