Norway's Magnus Carlsen speaks during a news conference as India's Viswanathan Anand (R) looks on after Carlsen clinched the FIDE World Chess Championship in the southern Indian city of Chennai November 22, 2013. REUTERS/Babu
(Reuters) - Norway's Magnus Carlsen, dubbed the "Justin Bieber of chess", won the Chess World Championship on Friday, playing a patient game and driving defending champion Viswanathan Anand of India to make self-destructive mistakes.
Carlsen, 22, whose boyish good looks have earned him lucrative sponsorships, a modelling contract and coverage on tabloid front pages showing him poolside, defeated Anand in ten games in Chennai, India, scoring three victories and seven draws.
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