00:01  ,  August 21, 2020

Magnus Carlsen wins chess tournament named after him

Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen competed with Hikaru Nakamura in final round of the finals of the online Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour.

The Norwegian grandmaster beat his American opponent by the total number of points and became the winner of this tournament.

As a winner, Carlsen will receive $140 thousand. The remaining $160,000 of the prize fund will be distributed among the other participants.

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