Magnus Carlsen has finally won the biennial World Cup, the only major individual honour to have eluded him. Norway’s World No 1 defeated India’s 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa 2.5-1.5 in the final. Carlsen’s first prize was $110,000 and Praggnanandhaa’s $80,000.
Carlsen contracted food poisoning after his semi-final win last weekend and he was still recovering during the first two days of the final, where he played in an untypically cautious style, aiming for draws.
