Magnus Carlsen defends his title and remains world champion

It's a thriller that keeps the audience in suspense until the last minute. In the end, superstar Magnus Carlsen triumphed and remains world champion in chess.

Norway's Magnus Carlsen successfully defended his title at the World Chess Championship in London by winning the tiebreaker. The 27-year-old won Wednesday's three quick games against his opponent Fabiano Caruana (USA) and decided to qualify so early. The twelve games with a time of regular reflection had all ended in recent weeks with a draw.

Magnus Carlsen in a duel with Fabiano Caruana. (Source: i Images / imago)

"I would not say it was easy today, but it was very early in my favor," said Carlsen after the last showdown: "He was definitely my biggest challenger until I was in the middle of the day. now, as shown in the last few weeks. " Caruana was disappointed: "I've never really had a chance today, I did not play at her level."

Next victory in the tie-break

Two years ago, Carlsen defeated Russia's Sergei Karjakin in New York in the decisive 3-1 World Cup match. The duel against rival Caruana, aged 26, was his fourth game for the World Cup, which he won. Carlsen was crowned second world champion in history at the age of 22 in 2013 and has been leading the world ranking continuously since July 2011.

Caruana qualified for the World Cup duel by winning the Berlin Candidate Tournament in March. He missed defeat, the opportunity to become the first world champion of American chess since the legendary Bobby Fischer.