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Chess: Magnus Carlsen beats India’s Praggnanandhaa to win FIDE World Cup

The World Cup final went into a two-game tie-break after the first two rounds failed to produce a winner [Handout via Azerbaijan Chess Federation]

Top-ranked Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the Chess World Cup by defeating India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

The 32-year-old Norwegian, who has been ranked the world’s top player for more than 12 years, defeated the 18-year-old Indian on Thursday in a final played over three days in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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