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World Chess Championship 2014

The World Chess Championship 2014 was held between defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and challenger Viswanathan Anand of India in Sochi, Russia from November 7-28, 2014. Carlsen entered with a rating of 2863 and Anand with a rating of 2792. Carlsen retained his title after winning three games, losing one, and drawing seven of the scheduled eleven games.

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World Chess Championship 2014

The World Chess Championship 2014 was held between defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and challenger Viswanathan Anand of India in Sochi, Russia from November 7-28, 2014. Carlsen entered with a rating of 2863 and Anand with a rating of 2792. Carlsen retained his title after winning three games, losing one, and drawing seven of the scheduled eleven games.

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World Chess Championship 2014

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Defending champion

Challenger

Magnus
Carlsen (NOR)

Viswanathan
Anand (IND)

Born 30 November
1990
23 years old

Born 11 December
1969
44 years old

Winner of the 2013


World Chess
Championship

Winner of the 2014


Candidates
Tournament

Rating: 2863 (World


No. 1)[1]

Rating: 2792 (World


No. 6)[1]

The World Chess Championship 2014 was a match between the world champion Magnus Carlsen and
challenger Viswanathan Anand, to determine the World Chess Champion. It was held 728 November
2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Sochi,Russia.[2]
The match was decided after eleven of twelve scheduled games. On 23 November 2014 Carlsen retained
his title, winning three games, losing one and drawing seven.
Contents
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1 Candidates Tournament

1.1 Results

2 World Chess Championship


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2.1 Previous head-to-head record

2.2 Historical notes

2.3 Venue

2.4 Seconds

2.5 Format

2.6 Prize fund

2.7 Schedule

2.8 Results

2.9 Games

2.9.1 Game 1, AnandCarlsen,

2.9.2 Game 2, CarlsenAnand, 10

2.9.3 Game 3, AnandCarlsen, 10

2.9.4 Game 4, CarlsenAnand,

2.9.5 Game 5, AnandCarlsen,

2.9.6 Game 6, CarlsenAnand, 10

2.9.7 Game 7, CarlsenAnand,

2.9.8 Game 8, AnandCarlsen,

2.9.9 Game 9, CarlsenAnand,

2.9.10 Game 10, AnandCarlsen,

2.9.11 Game 11, CarlsenAnand, 10

3 Timeline of changes
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3.1 2013

3.2 2014

4 References

5 External links

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