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Deutsche Welle: Magnus Carlsen wins World Chess Championship, defeating Russia’s Karjakin

Published Dec. 1, 2016. Updated Dec. 1 at 4:53 pm

Magnus Carlsen, (L) Norwegian chess grandmaster and current World Chess Champion, reacts as he attends a press conference after defeating Sergey Karjakin (R), Russian chess grandmaster, during the World Chess Championship on November 30, 2016 in New York.

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Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defended his title as the best chess player in the world, defeating Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin in tie-breakers on Nov. 30. This is Carlsen’s third consecutive championship.

Carlsen will receive 60 percent of the $1.1 million (1.03 million euros) prize for the win, with the second-place challenger taking the other 40 percent of the pot.