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Norway's chess victory

Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time after defeating challenger Sergey Karjakin of Russia.

Carlsen sealed victory after three weeks of play and a series of tiebreakers in New York.

大象传媒 Russian reporter, Famil Ismailov, and Benedicte Westre Skog, who works for the annual Norwegian Chess tournament, share their reaction.

(Image: Reigning Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin a the 2016 World Chess Championship, New York City. Credit: Getty Images)

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