Carlsen was the favorite going into the match.
> A young 22 year-old prodigy from Norway, Magnus Carlsen, defeated the reigning world champion, Viswanathan Anand of India, in a series of 10 spellbinding games.
The games had their moments but none are considered classics, and a few were spoiled by the players' nerves.
> The common wisdom has long said that older chess players win on experience over younger, more talented ones.
Not at all the common wisdom in a sport where 7 of the top 10 are under 35.
> But when Carlsen emerged victorious, something different was on display. Carlsen was the first chess world champion to have trained primarily against sophisticated chess AIs available on personal computers as he grew up in the 2000s.
A common myth Carlsen has dispelled many times -- he seldom used chess computers growing up.