Russia’s Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament

Published May 18, 2013 6:52pm ET



STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Russia’s Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world No. 1 player Magnus Carlsen failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2.

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