At the draw tonight for the UEFA U21 EuroCup, it was decided that hosts Poland will meet Slovakia, holders Sweden and England in Group A of the UEFA European Chanpionship Under-21 final next summer.
Last year Sweden won the Championship after beating Portugal in the final. In this years’ qualification Sweden won our group beating both Spain and Croatia and three other countries.
We have a great new generation of players on the way up to the first national team.
It will be an interesting tournament next summer. I am considering to go and watch it.
I have during this week I have spent a few days in the beautiful town Senec in the Bratislava Region of south- in western Slovakia.
The Slovak Republic is a beautiful country and it was great to be back.
I enjoyed my days in Senec and we had some great workkng meetings as well. The Slovak people are similar to us Nordic vikings from up North.
During the event we had a chance of visiting the largest wineyard and farm in Slovakia. This was a nice experience and the wine was excellent.
We also saw an original exhibition by Andy Warhol, who gree up in this area of Slovakia. It was very nice.
Last night Norwegian 26 year Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen defeated Russian Sergey Karjakin in a playoff in the chess world championships in New York.
The chess wizzkid had earlier in the finals played at a different level than normally at times being on the defensive and under pressure from Karjakin.
The regular parties ended in a draw, 6-6. In the playoff however, it was a completely different story. Carlsen went on the attack and he dominated the game. He played better and better. It took four rounds rapid chess to decide the game.
After two draws Carlsen won the third round. Karjakin was forced to win the third game, played aggressively and took great risks, and also lost the fourth round. The playoff game ended with a 3-1 for Carlsen.
The Noweigian has intemroduced a new way of playing chess and in the final palyoff game he proves why he is considered – already at the age of 26 – as one of the best chess players in history. Carlsen only needed a draw to keep his title and had a great momentum to get it, but instead of playing to get that result he wemt on attack and forced his opponent with a brilliant move winning the game.
World Championship title is the Norwegian’s third in as many attempts.
– A world title is something one fighting for a long time, so it’s not fun to lose. I am very, very relieved to have kept it, he says to NRK.
Norway, where Carlsen is considered as a superhero and is one of the most popular persons, the win was celebrated greatly.
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