Chess: Carlsen wins Arctic Securities

Norway's Magnus Carlsen (19) won the Arctic Securities Chess Stars rapid tournament in Kristiansund. He beat World Chess Champion Viswanthan Anand 1.5-0.5 in the final Monday.

Carlsen is ranked as no. 1 on the world ranking of chess players and is the only western chess player among the top 10.

(NRK)

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:50

Written by Rolleiv Solholm

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