Black Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson Is Speaking Out About Racism in Chess
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 20, 2024
Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson of the Swedish National Team is speaking out about the pervasive racism he's experienced as a black European, including at international chess tournaments, forcing a reckoning in the predominantly white world of chess.
In a recent interview with Peter Doggers of Chess.com, the grandmaster described harassment, racial slurs and false accusations leveled against him. A dual-citizen of Sweden and Colombia (he was born in the latter country, but left at the age . . .
