Karyakin, a child prodigy who became the youngest ever chess grandmaster at the age of 12, has known Carlsen for years and had little to lose, with no one even having expected him to reach the final.
"Arī izšķirošā diena nebija viegla, taču esmu priecīgs par izcīnīto uzvaru ." Tikmēr Karjakins sacīja, ka noslēdzošais duelis starp abiem šahistiem bijis grūts.