Norwegian chess ace Magnus Carlsen lost his last game in the FIDE World Chess Candidates' Tournament in London on Sunday, but still won the tournament overall.
In a dramatic finishing round of the tournament, Carlsen lost to Russia's Peter Svidler, but still won overall, when his clossest rival Vladimir Kramnik also lost his match.
The two had the same number of points, but Carlsen had the most wins.
The Norwegian will now play against the current World Champion Vishy Anand in November.
(NRK/Aftenposten)
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Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja are on Friday arriving in London to attend the celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee on May 18th to 19th.
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall continued their three-day visit to Norway in Bergen Wednesday.
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Norway's chess ace Magnus Carlsen won the 4th Grand Slam Masters Final in Bilbao, Spain on Tuesday, after beating Ukranian opponent Vassily Ivanchuk 1.5-0.5 in a blitz play-off.
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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg are touring both Oslo and Trondheim with King Harald and Queen Sonja on their State Visit to Norway on May 30.
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The Norwegian Chess Association supports Magnus Carlsen's decision to stay away from the World Chess Championship, and is at the same time strongly critical of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
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Norway international Magnus Wolff Eikrem (20) is part of Manchesster United's squad, when the club meets Turkish side Buraspor in their Chamions League match later Tuesday.
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The Norwegian city of Tromsø, in cooperation with the Norwegian Chess Federation has made its official bid to be host city for the 2014 Chess Olympiad. It also includes a bid for the 2013 World Cup.
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