Magnus Carlsen and his girlfriend Ella Victoria Malone at Singapore recently where the World No 1 was playing against Fabiano Caruana in the Freestyle Chess Exhibition match. (Photos courtesy: Magnus Carlsen Instagram)
Former world champion Magnus Carlsen is now married. The World No 1 chess player got married to his girlfriend Ella Victoria Malone in a ceremony over the weekend.
Magnus Carlsen and Ella Victoria Malone tied the knot at a ceremony in the Holmenkollen Chapel in Norway’s Oslo. Magnus Carlsen then hosted a reception at Oslo’s iconic 5-star Grand Hotel. Local media reports from Oslo said that the couple got married while the city was experiencing temperatures of -7 degrees C.
Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet reported that a crew from Netflix was also present at the ceremony. Netflix is reportedly shooting a chess-related TV show, which is said to have a release date in 2025. However, Dagbladet added that it “has not been able to confirm whether they are on assignment for Netflix.”
Chess.com reported that the 26-year-old Ella Victoria Malone will now be known as Ella Victoria Carlsen. A report on the portal added that Ella Victoria, born to a Norwegian mother and an American father, grew up partly in Oslo and studied in the US. Ella Victoria has spent years living in Singapore, where she is a permanent resident.
Norway’s VG newspaper stated that Ella Victoria is now expected to have a “more central role” in Magnus Carlsen’s career. The report in VG also stated that Ella Victoria played a role in getting Magnus Carlsen a deal with fashion brand G-Star Raw.
Magnus Carlsen is expected to make his debut for St Pauli in the German Bundesliga on Friday, when he’ll face Dusseldorf, which will have current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in their ranks.
Magnus Carlsen recently made headlines at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship, first for wearing jeans at a game and then withdrawing from the event when fined for it. Carlsen then copped flak for convincing Ian Nepomniachtchi to share the World Blitz title.
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