Norway’s Carlsen Beats Russia’s Karjakin in Chess Tie-Break

© AP Photo / Alastair GrantMagnus Carlsen, of Norway, the current world chess champion and ranked number one in the world, seen prior to the start of the London Chess Classic tournament in London, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, the current world chess champion and ranked number one in the world, seen prior to the start of the London Chess Classic tournament in London, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has defended the title of world chess champion, winning the tie-break against Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The tie-break, consisting of four games, took place on Wednesday in New York. Carlsen won the third and fourth games, thus beating Karjakin with an overall score of 3 to 1.

Karjakin said at a press conference after the Wednesday tie-break that he was "completely not ready" for the rapid-game format and made a lot of mistakes that Carlsen used to secure his victory.

During the 12 main games that Carlsen and Karjakin played on November 11-29, no winner emerged.

Carlsen first won the title of the world chess champion in 2013 and then successfully defended it the next year.

This year, the world chess championship prize is $1.1 million with the winner getting 60 percent of the monetary award.

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