Liverpool’s Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah has opened up about his overwhelming passion for chess.
There’s more than just football in Mohamed Salah’s life. During an interview with Sky Sports, the Egyptian Liverpool striker expressed his great passion for chess. “I literally play chess every day, I’m addicted”he admitted, he who is ranked around 1,400 places on the “chess.com” site.
“I don’t use my name, but a username, continued the former AS Roma player. I put my name followed by a few numbers. They ask me if I’m Mohamed Salah and I answer yes, but they don’t believe me. “You’re lying,” they tell me. Then I finally said, “Okay, I’m lying. » »
“I hope we can play one day”
A big fan of Magnus Carlsen, number one in the Elo ranking, Salah then sent an invitation to the Norwegian. “I’m not as good as Magnus Carlsen (a chess champion), but I’m good. Nobody has a chance against him, but I hope we can play one day. » We are now awaiting the response from the man who has been world champion in the discipline for a decade.
The Pharaoh could also compete against Frenchman Kingsley Coman, who recently revealed in the show “En aside” on Canal + that he is a chess fan. “It’s a game that I really like, it allows me to escape, the Bayern winger said. I calmed down a little because for a moment I was really into it, I was playing a lot. I want it to be therapy for me more than another sport. »
