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Norway's chess great Magnus Carlsen has successfully defended his title by winning the FIDE World Championship in Dubai.

Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi 7.5 – 3.5 at the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championships in Dubai to win his fifth title.

Game 6 of the Carlsen–Nepomniachtchi world championship match was one for the ages. After draws in the first five games, the world champion broke the deadlock with a 136-move victory —

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen is closing in on a successful title defence, after challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi's throws away game nine with the latest in a string of errors.

Norwegian chessmaster Magnus Carlsen is a step closer to retaining the title of world champion after he won with the black pieces against Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is a step closer to retaining the title of world chess champion after he defeated challenger Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi for a second time.

Norway's Magnus Carlsen takes a big step towards retaining the World Chess Championship after a marathon victory over his Russian challenger in game six of their title match.

Magnus Carlsen has drawn first blood in the World Chess Championship in Dubai. The Norwegian, the reigning world champion, finally broke the streak of draws which deadlocked the match with Russian Carlsen pulled out a surprise early,

The chance discovery of his father’s chess set had David Smerdon winning games before he could read and becoming an international master by age 14. Next he would go head to head with the world’s greatest players.