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The World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
The World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Source: AAP-AP-Mary Altaffer (2)

The Norwegian grand master Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship on his 26th birthday defeating the Russian Sergey Karjakin in the tiebreaker. The vice-president of the Australian chess Federation Leonid Sandler comments


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The Norwegian grand master Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship on his 26th birthday defeating the Russian Sergey Karjakin in the tiebreaker. The vice-president of the Australian chess Federation Leonid Sandler comments



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