The Udinese and Iceland midfielder had reason to celebrate this week after helping his nation clinch their first-ever World Cup berth, becoming in turn the smallest country ever to qualify for a finals.
Iceland 150/1 to win World Cup
And he chose to mark that historic moment with a game of naked chess, as he donned just a pair of red slippers for the ancient board game.
The art of playing chess wearing shoes. Skák og mát Fredrico #roadtorussia #russia18
A post shared by Emil Hallfreðsson (@emilhallfreds) on Oct 11, 2017 at 3:23am PDT
“The art of chess wearing shoes,” Hallfredsson wrote on his Instagram to explain the picture, as he looked extremely focused - and extremely short of clothing - in the game.
Luckily a strategic lean shields the viewer’s gaze from anything more explicit, proving that the player at least knows how to protect his own rook from unwanted attentions!
