Magnus Carlsen beats Caruana in tie-breakers to retain World Chess crown

  • Deadlock finally broken after nearly three weeks
  • Norwegian seals third successful defence of title

After nearly three weeks, the deadlock has been broken – finally Magnus Carlsen has successfully completed the third defence of a World Chess Championship title that he first won in 2013.

Carlsen retained his title on Tuesday against Fabiano Caruana after winning the first three games in the best-of-four quickfire tie-breakers.

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