On the final day of the tournament in Moscow, the Norwegian grandmaster won two victories and reduced three games to a draw. In total, he scored 11.5 points out of 15 possible. This is the third title in Carlsen’s career. The second place was sensationally taken by Alireza Firuja, who refused to represent Iran and appeared under the flag of FIDE. Closed the top three winners American Hikaru Nakamura. Both have 10.5 points.
The best of the Russians was Vladislav Artemyev, who finished fourth. He also has 10.5 points.
Earlier it was reported that the head of FIDE Anatoly Dvorkovich apologized to the participants of the World Chess Championship in rapid chess for the cold in the hall.