After more than 3 weeks in Norway, the 128-player knockout tournament ended with Kramnik as the winner. Although, Kramnik not always playing the most exciting chess compared to current younger players, his experience and consistency prevailed in a match format, where upsets for top players are common and any mis-steps may not provide a chance for a come back!
In his last game, Andreikin was in a must-win situation to tie the match and move to tie-break, but Kramnik defended well and actually reached a winning position before accepting the draw that was sufficient for winning the tournament.
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