- Magnus Carlsen (age 28 years) defeated French chess player Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in finals to win the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour.
- In this tournament, Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (age 49 years) ended up with 4.5 points and finished 11th.
- In 2013, Carlsen became World Chess Champion by defeating Viswanathan Anand. In 2014, he retained his title against Anand and won 2014 World Rapid Championship & World Blitz Championship.
Published On : 10 Jul 2019
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