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“I’ve never prearranged a draw in my career,” he posted on X, adding: “I think the match itself showed two players playing high level chess, equally matched and both deserving of a win.

Last November, Carlsen played a freestyle match against Fabiano Caruana, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, on a yacht in Singapore, days before the World Chess Championships were set to start ...

After winning the 2018 Candidates Tournament, Caruana became the first American challenger for the World Chess Championship since Bobby Fischer in 1972.