Magnus Carlsen arriving soaking wet at the Chess Olympiad

Magnus Carlsen arrived soaking wet for round 5 of the Chess Olympiad 2024. After biking through the rain in round 3 and barely making the round, this time Carlsen was drenched and late again. And not the Chennai kind of drenched – he now has to concentrate and play a difficult game against a young and talented opponent.

It is raining in Budapest, but rain alone is not the culprit of Carlsen’s woes. After severe accommodation issues (see reports from Monaco, Scotland and Germany / Turkey / England / Anish Giri / Croatia) players had to be scattered among different hotels. GM Stefanova predicted the main problem of the event as accommodation problems transposed to transfers and transportation problems.

Magnus Carlsen is not the only one arriving soaking wet in the playing hall, but has all cameras pointed to him. Will the wet conditions stop Carlsen from helping Norway today? Follow the game live here