Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has reclaimed the world chess championship title after beating Sergey Karjakin in tiebreakers by a landslide margin. The Norwegian had to battle hard especially in round 8, but persevered to come back strong and become the world champion on his 26th Birthday. In what was the first world championship in New York since 1995, Carlsen and his opponent Karjakin, also 26, became the youngest pair to face off in the world championship.
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Let’s take a look at how twitter reacted to the Norwegian winning his third world chess championship :
Enhorabuena, @MagnusCarlsen. De nuevo campeón del mundo. ¡Te esperamos en el Bernabéu! / Champion once again. See you at the Bernabéu. 🏆♔🏆
Mate coming! Carlsen retains his title! #CarlsenKarjakin Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen Valiant effort by @SergeyKarjakin @Fide_chess
Congrats to @MagnusCarlsen . Sometimes hanging in long enough is more important than playing best moves. #CarlsenKarjakin (1/2)
@SergeyKaryakin played a great match. Was extremely close & nearly there. Congrats on a great fight #CarlsenKarjakin(2/2)
Congratulations, @magnuscarlsen! You have nerves of steel. As Wilhelm Steinitz said: "Chess is not for timid souls". #CarlsenKarjakin
Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen for winning the 2016 world chess championship.
"First of all I would like to thank my opponent, @SergeyKaryakin for a great match" -- a true Champ! @MagnusCarlsen #CarlsenKarjakin
Happy Birthday @MagnusCarlsen
Crowd sings happy birthday to the champ: @MagnusCarlsen #CarlsenKarjakin
What a finish!!! 🎉🎉 Congratulations, birthday boy!! 🏆 #CarlsenKarjakin #worldchess2016 ✨ @MagnusCarlsen
Qh6, the guy couldn't prevent himself... Congrats @MagnusCarlsen!
Congrats @MagnusCarlsen !! Now I can be productive again
Congratulations @MagnusCarlsen !!! What a boss! Deserved 3-time World Chess Champion! ⭐️Thanks to both players for an amazing match! 👏🏻👏🏻