Chess: Carlsen and Ivanchuk win
The victory was theirs after two weeks of intense matches against 11 of the world's best players.
The twelve participants were (in alphabetical order):
The total prize-fund is € 216,000. (NRK/Press release) Rolleiv Solholm
Friday, 26 March 2010 09:54
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