Answers.Body: <p>So far, following seconds have been revealed (<a href="https://www.nrk.no/sport/dette-er-carlsens-hemmelige-hjelpere-1.13253569" rel="noreferrer">NRK</a>, <a href="http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-karjakin-interview-with-peter-heine-nielsen" rel="noreferrer">ChessBase</a>): </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>GM Peter Heine Nielsen (no surprise as he was part of team Carlsen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014" rel="noreferrer">WCC 2014</a>)</li>
  <li>GM Laurent Fressinet (also no surprise as he was part of team Carlsen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2013" rel="noreferrer">WCC 2013</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014" rel="noreferrer">WCC 2014</a>)</li>
  <li>GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (quite a surprise as he is the <a href="http://www.2700chess.com/" rel="noreferrer">current world's nr. 4</a>)</li>
  <li>GM Nils Grandelius</li>
  <li>GM Jan Gustafsson (the <a href="https://twitter.com/RadioJan/status/806133661934428160" rel="noreferrer">tweet of RadioJan</a> was not a joke)</li>
  <li>GM Samuel Shankland (a surprise to many, however it was revealed that <a href="https://twitter.com/PHChess/status/806457832275083264" rel="noreferrer">he also helped for WCC 2014</a>)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Another surprise is that GM Jon Ludvig Hammer was <em>not</em> part of Carlsen's team for this match, while he was for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2013" rel="noreferrer">WCC 2013</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014" rel="noreferrer">WCC 2014</a>. Instead, he chose to do commentary work for <a href="https://www.chess.com/nl/news/how-to-follow-carlsen-vs-karjakin-on-chess-com-1761" rel="noreferrer">VG and Chess.com</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: GM Jan Gustafsson also (source: http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-karjakin-interview-with-peter-heine-nielsen ). That RadioJan tweet was real. Yes he was also commentating for Chess24.
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Answers.Text: Correct! Actually, I thought that the tweet might be a joke, so originally I didn't put Gustaffson in the list. I edited the post.
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Body: <p>Has it been revealed who helped Magnus Carlsen in preparing and during the World Chess Championship against Karjakin?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: The RadioJan character on twitter claims to have been a second https://twitter.com/RadioJan/status/806133661934428160
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Comments.Text: More seriously, here are some of them: https://www.nrk.no/sport/dette-er-carlsens-hemmelige-hjelpere-1.13253569
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Title: Seconds of Magnus Carlsen
ThreadText: # Seconds of Magnus Carlsen
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-07)
  
  Has it been revealed who helped Magnus Carlsen in preparing and during the World Chess Championship against Karjakin?
  
  **Tags:** world-championship, carlsen, preparation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: The RadioJan character on twitter claims to have been a second https://twitter.com/RadioJan/status/806133661934428160  
  > **username_1**: More seriously, here are some of them: https://www.nrk.no/sport/dette-er-carlsens-hemmelige-hjelpere-1.13253569  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-08. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  So far, following seconds have been revealed ([NRK](https://www.nrk.no/sport/dette-er-carlsens-hemmelige-hjelpere-1.13253569), [ChessBase](http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-karjakin-interview-with-peter-heine-nielsen)):
  
  * GM Peter Heine Nielsen (no surprise as he was part of team Carlsen in [WCC 2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014))
  * GM Laurent Fressinet (also no surprise as he was part of team Carlsen in [WCC 2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2013) and [WCC 2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014))
  * GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (quite a surprise as he is the [current world's nr. 4](http://www.2700chess.com/))
  * GM Nils Grandelius
  * GM Jan Gustafsson (the [tweet of RadioJan](https://twitter.com/RadioJan/status/806133661934428160) was not a joke)
  * GM Samuel Shankland (a surprise to many, however it was revealed that [he also helped for WCC 2014](https://twitter.com/PHChess/status/806457832275083264))
  
  Another surprise is that GM Jon Ludvig Hammer was *not* part of Carlsen's team for this match, while he was for [WCC 2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2013) and [WCC 2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014). Instead, he chose to do commentary work for [VG and Chess.com](https://www.chess.com/nl/news/how-to-follow-carlsen-vs-karjakin-on-chess-com-1761).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: GM Jan Gustafsson also (source: http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-karjakin-interview-with-peter-heine-nielsen ). That RadioJan tweet was real. Yes he was also commentating for Chess24.  
  > **username_2**: Correct! Actually, I thought that the tweet might be a joke, so originally I didn't put Gustaffson in the list. I edited the post.  
  
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