Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Championship(fide.com)
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FIDE news post announcing that Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 FIDE Freestyle (Chess960) World Championship.
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Gukesh becomes the youngest chess world champion in history(lichess.org)
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Lichess blog post covering round 14 of the 2024 World Chess Championship, where Gukesh beat Ding Liren to become the youngest world champion.