Norway’s Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday won the World Chess Championship for the third time, seeing off challenger Sergey Karjakin, a Kremlin-backed Russian grandmaster who is a vocal supporter of President Vladimir Putin and who has praised the annexation of Crimea.
After the 12-game match — which took place in New York — ended in a draw, the deadlock was broken during a four-game quick-play tiebreak played on Wednesday afternoon. Carlsen gained decisive wins in the final two games, while the previous two ended in draws.
The battle drew comparisons with the 1972 Cold War clash in which the U.S. chess prodigy Bobby …read more
Source: European Voice
