HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) with world chess champion Magnus Carlsen at the QOC Headquarters on Thursday.

 

Doha: HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) met Norwegian Chess Grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen at the QOC Headquarters on Thursday.
Sheikh Saoud greeted the two times world champion (2013-2014) and appreciated his productive visit to Doha. It is worth mentioning that Carlsen is the youngest chess champion in the history with the highest ranking (2872) as well as the youngest person who win the grandmaster title in 2009 when he was only 19.
For his part, the Norwegian chess grandmaster appreciated the warm welcome he received during his visit, also applauded Qatar’s comprehensive development in the sports infrastructure and its ambitious strategy for development in all fields especially sport.






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