Magnus Carlsen dethrones Viswanathan Anand as world chess champion

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS.  Magnus Carlsen is the new world chess champion. After game N. 10 of the world championship ended in a draw in Chennai on Friday, the 22-year-old Norwegian got the required half-a-point needed to reach 6.5 points and dethrone India's super Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. The world championship is a 12-game affair over 20 days and the first to reach 6.5 points wins the series. This is Carlsen's maiden title.

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