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Norway's Magnus Carlsen defeats Russia's Sergey Karjakin, retains chess world champion title.

Time to draw some conclusions: Magnus is not invincible at match playing and many top contenders are taking notes about his highs and downs. Magnus is still the best player in the world, but he could have lose his title due to weak preparation, both theoretical and psychological. Karjakin won the psychological battle early, but couldn't maintain his temper due  probably to exhaustion, having to defend with incredible resources against the world`s number 1. Karjakin's strategy worked very well even when he was on the verge of defeat on games 3 and 4, his win at the candidates tournament proved to be very well deserved. Karjakin was a worthy contender and can be considered "king of defense", he was incredibly cold blooded in the most difficult situations. Almost nobody gave a penny about his chances but the guy is a great representative of russian chess and kept his name on a high standard. Most chess commentators around the world were wrong when commenting live