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“I am still waiting to hear back from [US President Barack] Obama, [presidential candidates Donald] Trump and [Hillary] Clinton. At the very least, I haven’t had a refusal,” Ilyumzhinov added.
This should not come as a particular surprise in view of the well—known interest both these giants of the digital age have displayed in chess, and notably Magnus Carlsen himself. Needless to say, their visit is also very much a result of the location of the 2016 World Championship to be held in Manhattan in New York City, which is clearly an important step in trying capture a much wider audience as well as international media.
The Fulton Market in the Seaport District in New York will be the official venue
Although the two moguls are among the first high profile visitors to announce their intention to visit the World Championship, one can be certain they will hardly be the last, and one can expect a veritable Who’s Who to circulate through the venue throughout the match.
Silicon Valley’s love affair with Magnus Carlsen in particular is well documented, and the Norwegian has been invited their on several occasions, from exhibitions, to being named Honorary Chairman of the First Move chess program, a program backed by Silicon Valley companies and figureheads.
The board members of First Move with a million-dollar check for the Magnus Carlsen Critical Thinking Grant
In 2014, Magnus Carlsen appeared on the Norwegian broadcast network NRK in a talk show that brought in Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The two played a very quick and highly publicized bullet game that made headlines around the world.
Bill Gates had no illusions, and said the result was a foregone conclusion
The highest rated player against the richest man on earth: 79 seconds
Around the same time, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, also showed interest, though with no intention of facing the World Champion at the board. In his case it was for a one-on-one lesson with Carlsen, to learn chess from the best.
