Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, retain-ed his world championship title last week as he defeated his Russian challenger, Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi 7.5 to 3.5 in a 14-game match. The prize money for the title match was €2 million.
Carlsen played unbeaten, drawing seven games and winning four. Hungarian Grandmaster Judit Polgar, the strongest woman chess player in history, who commentated the match, said Nepomniachtchi, in her estimation, was not alert enough. He was too calm. She added that when opportunities are given at the world championship level, they should be fully grasped.
