CARLSEN RETAINS WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
IN December, Magnus Carlsen of Norway won his fifth consecutive World Chess Championship match, successfully defending the title he has held since 2013. The final three games of the 14-game match were not played, since Carlsen’s four wins and seven draws gave him a 7.5-3.5 lead and assured his victory.
The match, which was played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was originally scheduled for 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the Candidates
