Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
Manchester City striker Haaland is so fascinated by the game that he recently invested in a ground-breaking new chess tour to capitalise on the increased profile bestowed by its celebrity players.
kAmpD H6== 2D w22=2?5[ {:G6CA@@= 7@CH2C5 $2=29 2?5 t?8=2?5 E62>\>2E6D w2CCJ z2?6[ %C6?E p=6I2?56C\pC?@=5 2?5 p?E9@?J v@C5@? 2C6 2== 2G:5 496DD A=2J6CD]k^Am
kAm$2=29 :D @3D6DD65 3J A=2J:?8 E96 72DE6C V3=:EKV G6CD:@? @7 496DD FD:?8 2? 2?@?J>@FD @?=:?6 AC@7:=6]k^Am
kAmQxV> 255:4E65 E@ 496DD] tG6CJ 52J[ =:E6C2==J 6G6CJ 52J[Q E96 t8JAE:2? D2:5]k^Am
kAmpCD6?2= >:57:6=56CD |2CE:? ~56822C5 2?5 t36C649: tK6 2C6 3@E9 <66? A=2J6CD[ H:E9 E96 =2EE6C H:??:?8 2? 2>2E6FC E@FC?2>6?E :? a_ad]k^Am
kAmr96DD 8C2?5>2DE6C |28?FD r2C=D6?[ 2 7:G6\E:>6 H@C=5 492>A:@?[ :D 2 9F86 7@@E32== 72? 2?5 E96 }@CH68:2?VD =@G6 7@C 3@E9 82>6D 92D A=2J65 2 C@=6 :? E96 DFCAC:D6 4C@DD@G6C]k^Am
kAmp=6I2?56C\pC?@=5 @7E6? A=2JD 496DD H:E9 9:D 3C@E96CD 2?5 @?46 =6G6==65\FA E@ 7246 r2C=D6?[ H9@ 56762E65 E96 #62= |25C:5 5676?56C :? 2 `f\>@G6 C@FE E92E =2DE65 ;FDE 7:G6 >:?FE6D]k^Am
kAmpr |:=2? H:?86C r9C:DE:2? !F=:D:4 92D E96 BF66? 496DD A:646 E2EE@@65 @? 9:D 2C> :? EC:3FE6 E@ 9:D 8C2?572E96C[ H9@ E2F89E 9:> E96 82>6 2D 2 49:=5]k^Am
kAmuC2?46 (@C=5 rFA H:??6C p?E@:?6 vC:6K>2?? 2?5 #62= |25C:5VD s2?: r2CG2;2= 2C6 2=D@ 27:4:@?25@D]k^Am
kAm~? E96 DFC7246[ E96 4@?E6>A=2E:G6[ 46C63C2= ?2EFC6 @7 496DD :D 2 DE2C< 4@?EC2DE E@ E96 A9JD:42=:EJ 2?5 288C6DD:@? @7 7@@E32==]k^Am
kAmqFE 5:8 566A6C 2?5 E96C6 2C6 >@C6 D:>:=2C:E:6D E92? J@F H@F=5 6IA64E]k^Am
kAmQr96DD :D 2? :?4C65:3=6 82>6] xE D92CA6?D J@FC >:?5[ 2?5 E96C6 2C6 4=62C D:>:=2C:E:6D E@ 7@@E32==[Q w22=2?5 D2:5]Â k^Am
kAmQ*@F 92G6 E@ E9:?< BF:4<=J[ ECFDE J@FC :?DE:?4ED[ 2?5 E9:?< D6G6C2= >@G6D 29625] $EC2E68J 2?5 A=2??:?8 2C6 6G6CJE9:?8]Qk^Am
k9am\ VxEVD C6>2C<23=J D:>:=2CV \k^9am
kAmq24<65 3J E96 x?E6C?2E:@?2= r96DD u656C2E:@? WuxstX[ E96 ?6H E@FC H:== 762EFC6 7@FC E@FC?2>6?ED 6249 J62C :? 5:776C6?E 4:E:6D[ H:E9 2 H@C=5 492>A:@? 4C@H?65 24C@DD E9C66 5:D4:A=:?6D \\ 72DE 4=2DD:4[ C2A:5 2?5 3=:EK]k^Am
kAmt249 D62D@? H:== 92G6 2 >:?:>F> AC:K6 A@@= @7 £a >:==:@? WSa]f >:==:@?X]k^Am
kAmQ$66:?8 2 H@C=5\4=2DD 2E9=6E6 =:<6 tC=:?8 w22=2?5 ;@:? E96 %@E2= (@C=5 r96DD r92>A:@?D9:A %@FC :D 2 A@H6C7F= D:8?2= @7 E96 8=@32= 2EE6?E:@? 2?5 4F=EFC2= C6=6G2?46 E92E 496DD 6?;@JD E@52J[Q uxst AC6D:56?E pC<25J sG@C<@G:49 D2:5]k^Am
kAmr96DD 92D :ED C@@ED :? D6G6?E9 46?EFCJ x?5:2]k^Am
kAmqFE E9@D6 9F>3=6 @C:8:?D 2C6 2 72C 4CJ 7C@> E96 E649?@=@8J 72DE\EC24<:?8 E96 496DD 3@@>[ H:E9 @?=:?6 2AAD E2<:?8 @G6C 7C@> E96 EC25:E:@?2= 3@2C5 2D E96 82>6VD >@DE 4@>>@? 32EE=68C@F?5]k^Am
kAm~?=:?6 A=2J C@4<6E65 5FC:?8 E96 r@G:5\`h A2?56>:4 2?5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ uxst[ 2E =62DE `]d 3:==:@? A6@A=6 ?@H 92G6 2 496DD 2AA @? E96:C A9@?6]k^Am
kAm}6E7=:I D6C:6D Q%96 "F66?VD v2>3:EQ 2?5 E96 :>A24E @7 46=63C:EJ :?7=F6?46CD[ :?4=F5:?8 7@@E32==6CD[ 92G6 2== 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E96 3@@> EC2?D7@C>:?8 E96 AC6G:@FD=J DE2:5 :>286 @7 496DD]k^Am
kAm%96 DEC2E68J :?G@=G65 :? 496DD 2=D@ 2AA62=D E@ 7@@E32== >2?286CD =@@<:?8 7@C 2 >6?E2= 6586 :? E96:C E24E:42= 32EE=6D @? E96 A:E49]k^Am
kAm"F@E65 :? E96 3@@< V!6A r@?7:56?E:2=V[ |2?496DE6C r:EJ 3@DD !6A vF2C5:@=2 D2:5i Q*@F 92G6 ?@ :562 9@H D:>:=2C E96 EH@ E9:?8D 2C6]Qk^Am
kAmpG:5 #62= |25C:5 72? r2C=D6? D66D 9:D 82>6 E9C@F89 E96 D2>6 =6?D 2D 7@C>6C q2C46=@?2 4@249 vF2C5:@=2i Qx? 496DD 2?5 7@@E32==[ E96 :>A@CE2?E E9:?8 :D E@ 4@?EC@= E96 >:55=6] x7 J@F 4@?EC@= E96 >:55=6[ J@F 4@?EC@= E96 A:E49 @C E96 3@2C5[Q 96 D2:5] Qx? E6C>D @7 DA246[ :EVD C6>2C<23=J D:>:=2C]Qk^Am
kAmqFE H:== E96 D2E:D724E:@? @7 2 DF446DD7F= 4964<>2E6 6G6C C6A=246 E96 E9C:== @7 D4@C:?8 2 H:??:?8 8@2= 7@C 496DD\7:I2E65 7@@E32==6CDnk^Am
kAmu@C z2?6[ 9:D ECF6 =@G6 C6>2:?D 7@@E32==[ =62G:?8 496DD 2D E96 A6C764E H2J E@ C6=2I]k^Am
kAmQx FD6 496DD E@ DH:E49 @77[Q 96 D2:5] QxEVD DF49 2 >6?E2= 82>6] *@F 92G6 E@ 7@4FD @? 6G6CJ >@>6?E]Qk^Am
kAmD>8^<42k^Am
