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World Chess Championship to be held in New York, putting an end to months of speculation and cynicism
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Current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, looks at the state of the board after a move from Sergey Karjakin of Russia, during the first game of their rapid chess tie-breaker
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