The 23-year-old Grandmaster retained his title, beating India's Viswanathan Anand 6.5 points to 4.5, after a gruelling two weeks of competitive chess.
Following the decisive weekend match, Carlsen toasted his victory with cake and poker in Sochi. The world number one was feeling a little ill and had a well-earned lie-in on Monday. The Norwegian did find the time and energy to do a yoga session later in the day to wind-down after the strain of the past weeks at the chess board.
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