The king is crowned
11/25/2013 – With a couple of days to rest and recover, before the closing ceremony, Magnus Carlsen chose to indulge in his favorite activities such as some basketball and football. A gymnasium was reserved and he challenged a team of journalists to face his team of Norwegians. Finally, the day came for the players to receive their medals, trophies, and checks. Large pictorial report.
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The king is crowned
With the match having ended before twelve games had been played, the date of the closing ceremony, initially scheduled for November 26, was bumped up to November 25. With a couple of days to rest and recover, Magnus Carlsen chose to indulge in his favorite activities such as some basketball and football. A gymnasium was reserved for him and he challenged a team of journalists to face him and his Norwegian friends. Needless to say this meant plenty of photos as well.
A day of sports
The groundrules are established: "What do you mean 'no hairpulling'?"
Either the opposing team underestimates Magnus, or he is understimating his opponent
A group picture of all the players
A game of football was not enough so basketball was added to the day's challenge
Magnus Carlsen, tired and happy
Closing Ceremony
First the silver platter for the runner-up is given to Vishy Anand by the Chief Minister
of Tamil Nadu, Mrs. J Jayalalithaa
The base of the winner's trophy was quite a bit larger than usual
The chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Mrs. J Jayalalithaa, FIDE president
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, and the just-crowned Magnus Carlsen
A jubilant champion
FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov with world champion Magnus Carlsen
Video of closing ceremony
The footage only starts at 5:00, and the actual prize giving is at 15:30
Interview of Magnus Carlsen by Susan Polgar
Pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich
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