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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.
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
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
The footage only starts at 5:00, and the actual prize giving is at 15:30
Pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich
