Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
The World Chess Championship 2018 is an chess match between the reigning world champion since 2013, Magnus Carlsen, and challenger Fabiano Caruana to determine the World Chess Champion. The 12-game match, organized by FIDE and World Chess, will be played in London between 9 and 28 November 2018 with a prize fund of over EUR 1 mln. The Match takes place every two years.Magnus Carlsen won three consecutive rapid games to win the match and retain his World Championship title.

Magnus Carlsen offers draw in Game 12 after 31 moves and three hours, Best of the twelve games contest deadlocked at 6-all after 12 draws, World championship to be settled Wednesday in tie-breaker. Carlsen will play White in the first tie-break game.
After 12 games and 12 draws, American Fabiano Caruana is seeking to take the title from Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
After drawing their final match in London on Monday, they head to a series of fast-paced tie-breakers, culminating in a game type known as "Armageddon".
If he wins, Caruana will be the first US world champion since Bobby Fischer in 1972.
But in Wednesday's tie-breaker, he will again face a fierce title defence from Carlsen, who has been champion since 2013 and is the top-ranked player in the world.
What is the prize money for the world chess championship?
On top of the prestige that comes with the title, the pair are also battling over a €1 million (£880,000) cash prize.
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