Game 7 starts, actor and chess aficionado Gbenga Akinnagbe is making the first move. Twenty-four-year-old chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen destroyed three opponents simultaneously while playing blindfolded in a timed match earlier this month at the Sohn Conference in New York City.Sohn Conference in New York City. James Franco stars in a double role as two brothers, similar to Ewan McGregor in Fargo and Tom Hardy in Legend. Here there’s a fun video of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe going to Sochi to look at the games. (Photo by Max Avdeev for World Chess by Agon Limited) The World Championship, which is being played in the South Street Seaport in New York City, is tied at 3.5 points apiece. Watch 24-year-old chess-champ Magnus Carlsen destroy 3 players simultaneously — while blindfolded. Julia La Roche. You have to make sure that your child's passion for the game keeps going. The most recent series from David Simon, a near ubiquitous name with HBO, follows the founding days of the porn industry. Photo by Max Avdeev . Business Insider. “Don’t you mean board two?” Carlsen asked from behind the mask when the move from Akinnagbe is called from board one. He also was seen playing some chess at the event, where Norway’s Magnus Carlsen beat Russian Sergey Karjakin to win the final. P. K. Ajith Kumar Kochi 21 November, 2016 19:53 IST Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe making Sergey Karjakin's first move as White. Born in Washington, D.C., to Nigerian parents, actor Gbenga Akinnagbe says it wasn’t always easy growing up with a name like his. Strong chess player, lawyer, and chess writer Alisa Melekhina. ... and actor Gbenga Akinnagbe from "The Wire." Starring James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, and Chris Bauer. A lot of sacrifices on the part of the parents is required for a successful chess champion! The other two were financial heavyweights with excellent chess skills. Game seven too ended in a draw in the World chess championship match between Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin of Russia in New York on Sunday. - Agon Limited . Gasps of admiration could be heard from the audience. Akinnagbe made sure that Karjakin really wanted to play 1. d4, eliciting a laugh from both players. The actor Gbenga Akinnagbe making Sergey Karjakin's first move as White. “Some people are surprised that I speak English and assume that I must be a foreigner,” says Akinnagbe, 32, a Brooklyn resident. One of Carlsen’s opponents was actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, a star of US crime show The Wire. Mike Klein with Gbenga Akinnagbe. One Sunday after another! 7, notes by Tiger Hillarp Persson; November 19th, Rest Day; November 18th, Game No. Old Globe's The Rainmaker, Starring Tug Coker, Danielle Skraastad and Gbenga Akinnagbe, Begins July 13. Carlsen's opponents were the hedge fund billionaire J. Christopher Flowers, who is ranked about 1,900 in chess worldwide, Paul Hoffman, the chief executive of the Liberty Science Center; and Gbenga Akinnagbe, who plays Chris Partlow in The Wire. https://brobible.com/life/article/best-chess-player-world-blindfolded World Chess Championship 2016 Newsblogs: November 20th, Game No. 6, notes by Tiger Hillarp Persson; November 17th, Game No. Tags: Magnus Carlsen, Putin, Se og Hør, Sochi, Viswanathan Anand.