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The fact that the chess players from St. Pauli managed to qualify for the Bundesliga was a surprising success. But for all their joy, the team would have struggled to stay in the notoriously tough Bundesliga without serious reinforcements - and that is where Jan Henric Buettner came in.
St. Pauli announced today that Magnus Carlsen will play for St. Pauli as part of a cooperation with the Weissenhaus Chess Academy initiated and financed by Buettner. The cooperation is intended to be long-term and will also include other activities off the chessboard.
Carlsen is known to be a keen football and sports fan. For a time the Norwegian played in the second team of an Oslo club. Carlsen's special affection in football is for Real Madrid internationally, but the Madrilenians do not have a chess department. Unlike St. Pauli.
I am delighted to be part of the coolest brand in Germany," said the world number one.
Carlsen made his debut in the German Bundesliga 20 years ago, as a fourteen-year-old with Schachfreunde Berlin (then SF Neukölln). From 2006 to 2009 Carlsen played for OSG Baden-Baden. We know that Carlsen is not an early riser, but the Bundesliga starts on Sundays at 10 am. It remains to be seen how often and on which days he will play. However, even with Carlsen on the team, it will be difficult for St. Pauli to stay in the league. But he probably won't be the last new signing for the new season.
One way or another. With Carlsen the interest in the chess matches of St. Pauli will be enormous and he will help to further enhance the reputation of this unique club.
