Reigning chess world champion, Norway's Magnus Carlsen, left, and Italian-American Fabiano Caruana concentrate at the final day of the World chess Championship in London, on Nov. 28, 2018. AP Photo/Frank Augstein
LONDON—Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defended his chess world championship title by beating American challenger Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in rapid tiebreaker games on Nov. 28.
After their three-week match ended in 12 draws, Carlsen wrapped up the victory quickly with three straight wins to build an unassailable lead in the best-of-four rapid format.
