Top-ranked grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (left) gives chess tips to former NBA MVP Derrick Rose (right) at the “Chesstival” tournament they co-hosted in Las Vegas on Sunday. (Ben Golliver/The Washington Post)
LAS VEGAS — When Derrick Rose took a moment this week to reflect on his NBA career, he didn’t reminisce on his MVP season with the Chicago Bulls, his fierce playoff battles with LeBron James or even the gutting injuries that transformed him from a superstar into a sixth man. Instead, Rose, who retired last September at age 35, harbored one unexpected regret: He waited too long to open up to his teammates about his passion for chess.