Puma has announced a collaboration between five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and professional footballer Christian Pulisic. The two athletes met on a football field to talk about the differences and similarities between chess and football. Similarities? Well, the conversation actually shows that there are many things that are relevant to both disciplines. “I am an attacking player who likes to be creative and to put defenders on their back foot. I like to be very aggressive and direct towards goals, so that’s really my style,” Pulisic said. In football, as in chess, it’s important to avoid critical mistakes, think strategically and make decisions quickly. “In chess, I am pretty universal, but definitely leaning toward positional rather than tactical play,” Carlsen said.
To learn more and discover more analogies and insights Carlsen and Pulisic found during their conversation, watch the full video:
