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Carlsen up for more prizes, but not all

UPDATED: Magnus Carlsen is now the reigning world champion in chess but that didn't qualify him to be a candidate for Norway's best male...

Hero’s welcome for Carlsen

Chess champ Magnus Carlsen landed back in Oslo Wednesday afternoon and was met by water canons, around 200 eager fans, Norwegian flags and flowers...

Champion Carlsen claims his reward

Magnus Carlsen of Lommedalen is now officially the world's king of chess, and Norway stands to court lots more attention as his budding chess...

‘Team Carlsen’ sums up its success

Norway's new chess champion Magnus Carlsen has spent the past few weeks at the World Chess Championships in India surrounded by members of his...

Carlsen outdrew ski-season opener

It says a lot in Norway when national broadcaster NRK opts to broadcast live coverage of a chess game from India over the opening...

Carlsen’s victory ‘historic, huge’

Norwegian chess star Magnus Carlsen, who claimed the World Chess Championship at the age of 22 on Friday, was being hailed for putting on...

A half-point away from victory

Norway's Magnus Carlsen was only a half-point away from victory in the World Chess Championship on Thursday, after defeating defending champ Vishy Anand at...

Carlsen closes in on championship

A highly self-confident Magnus Carlsen thinks he's another big step closer to winning the World Chess Championship in Chennai, India, after Tuesday's game ended...

Magnus more than halfway home

NEWS COMMENTARY: The halfway point of the World Chess Championship  passed over the weekend, and the favorite, 22-year-old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, is poised for...

Congratulations roll in for Carlsen

Sports stars and government leaders in Norway were all hailing Magnus Carlsen after he won his first game against defending world chess champion Vishy...
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