Who were the seconds at the WC2018?

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Paolo Casaschi
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Who were the seconds at the WC2018?

Post by Paolo Casaschi » Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:47 pm

After the end of the match, did Carlsen and Caruana announce who were their seconds?

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Re: Who were the seconds at the WC2018?

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:14 am

Carlsen blog doesn't give much away
I feel deep gratitude to Peter Heine Nielsen and the rest of my team of seconds
A special shout-out this time to chef Magnus Forssell
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Thomas Rendle
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Re: Who were the seconds at the WC2018?

Post by Thomas Rendle » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:33 am

From twitter: Jon Ludvig Hammer

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Nils Grandelius has confirmed he was one of @MagnusCarlsen's seconds in the match, alongside Fressinet, Gustafsson and a 4th person. They worked remotely from Thailand.

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Re: Who were the seconds at the WC2018?

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:08 pm

Dubov been confirmed as the 4th man
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