Carlsen and Nakamura chime on Messi and Ronaldo posing for Louis Vuitton before FIFA World Cup 2022 - ChessBase India

A little less than 24 hours before the start of the first match of FIFA World Cup 2022, world-famous fashion brand Louis Vuitton shared an image of football icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo posing with a chess board. The first thing that chess enthusiasts do when seeing someone set up a position is to find whether the position ever occurred in a tournament game. It turns out that it actually does. Have you figured it out yet? Let us take a look at the position and what the world's best had to say about it. Don't forget to share your thoughts about the photo and who do you think will win a chess game between Messi and Ronaldo.

MESSI VS RONALDO IN CHESS!!!

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