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Chess

Mighty Magnus

11 February 2016

3:00 PM

11 February 2016

3:00 PM

The world champion is back on form. After winning the overall laurels in last year’s Grand Tour, and taking first prizes on tie break at both London and Qatar in December, Carlsen secured a convincing and outright triumph at the Tata Steel elite tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Holland, last month.

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