Carlsen is world chess champion
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Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen claimed the crown of world chess champion yesterday after drawing a tense 10th game against holder Viswanathan Anand to take an unassailable lead in the 12-round duel.
The 22-year-old Carlsen, the current world No. 1, won three games and drew seven to achieve the victory mark of 6.5 points in a one-sided contest in the Indian’s home city of Chennai. Anand, who at 43 is 21 years older than his rival, lost the title he has held since 2007 despite a last-gasp fight in an attritional 130-move game yesterday that lasted four hours and 45 minutes. With Carlsen having sealed the championship match, the last two games scheduled for tomorrow and Monday have been cancelled. Carlsen will win 60 percent of the total prize fund of US$2.24 million, while Anand takes home the rest.
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