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20 May
Posted by David Miller as Classic Board Games
Sergey Karjakin of Russia was the top finisher in the Norway Chess championship Saturday. Karjakin placed ahead of both Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, who are scheduled to compete for the world championship later this year. Carlsen finished second, Anand sixth. However, when the two faced each other earlier in the tournament, the result was a draw. Karjakin’s prize for the win was €100,000.
In St. Louis this weekend, Gata Kamsky won the U.S. Championship, taking home a prize of $30,000, while Irina Krush won the U.S. Women’s Championship, with a prize of $18,000.
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