Carlsen on police protection: – You can get used to everything – Aftenposten

Magnus Carlsen shadowing by the government of Azerbaijan.

Magnus Carlsen and large parts of the world elite in chess is these days total in Shamkir, Azerbaijan.

Saturday defeated Carlsen home hoping Sjakhrijar Mammedijarov in second round of the tournament and north man stands thus with 1.5 points out of 2 possible.

At the press conference after the party was host concerned about how the Norwegian chess star experiencing conditions in Azerbaijan. Carlsen will in fact have been followed by several people, including a policeman, on the way to the playing hall Saturday.

– You can get used to everything, Carlsen says.

Azerbaijan is characterized by political unrest. Foreign Affairs advises against Norwegians to travel to the area Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies just south of Shamkir.

Carlsen manager Espen Agdestein tells that team around chess star is not worried about security.

– Promoter is very professional. It’s nice that they take responsibility in terms of safety. We have confidence that they are professionals there, says Agdestein to aftenposten.no.

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Unusual

Agdestein is not present in Shamkir. The World Champion has instead with his father Henrik Carlsen, chef Magnus Forssell and coach Peter Heine Nielsen. Agdestein says it is not common that Carlsen must be accompanied by a policeman to the playing hall in conjunction with tournaments.

– It depends on the tournament. It is not so common. In India (2013 World Cup, journ. Note.) It was such a terrible amount of police protection.

– Does it affect Carlsen?

– I can not imagine. In Sochi (2014 World Cup, journ. Note.) We had with us guards all the time, even when we were out at a restaurant. They are so professional that you almost do not notice them, says Agdestein.

Meetings world deuce

After Saturday’s victory and draw party against World Cup rival Viswanathan Anand in the opening party on Friday located Carlsen very top echelon of the tournament, where several of his toughest competitors also are included.

As with Carlsen also talented Wesley So and fox Vladimir Kramnik gained 1.5 points.

Sunday the stage is set for a real heavyweight duel in Shamkir. When player Magnus Carlsen and the World deuce Fabiano Caruana and north man to play with the black pieces.