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Novak Djokovic reacts in awe as Magnus Carlsen conquers final missing chess Major with historic 21st title

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Novak Djokovic's reaction to Magnus Carlsen winning the final of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship was one that laid bare how awestruck the Serbian tennis legend was after the Norwegian rema

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Magnus Carlsen has become world champion of the Freestyle Chess World Championship FIDE 2026 after winning a game in which he had the position completely lost to Fabiano Caruana, which he ended up bending by 2.5 to 1.5. Boards sealed the title for Carlsen, who is currently world champion of Rapids, Blitz and now also of Freestyle Chess. This is the 21st Norwegian world title, who resigned to defend in 2022 his classic chess title against the Rus…

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Sportskeeda broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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