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Reigning chess world champion, Norway's Magnus Carlsen, right, and Italian-American Fabiano Caruana concentrate at the final day of the World chess Championship in London, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Reigning chess world champion Norway's Magnus Carlsen, right, and Italian-American Fabiano Caruana at the final day of the World chess Championship, Nov.28,2018 Source: AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Last Wednesday Norwegian Magnus Carlsen retained his world chess championship title against American Fabiano Caruana. The World Number 1 since 2010 won just by 3-0 rapid-play victory . So we had to ask Leonid Sandler, the President of Chess Victoria and vice-president of Australian Chess Federation what was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

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Last Wednesday Norwegian Magnus Carlsen retained his world chess championship title against American Fabiano Caruana. The World Number 1 since 2010 won just by 3-0 rapid-play victory . So we had to ask Leonid Sandler, the President of Chess Victoria and vice-president of Australian Chess Federation what was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

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