Watch LIVE the World Championship 2014 with computer analysis:
ANAND-CARLSEN Sochi 2014 | Candidates 2014
Previous championships:
Anand-Carlsen 2013 | Anand-Gelfand 2012 | Anand-Topalov 2010
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November is one of the most exciting months for chess fans - the World championship will be held between 7th and 27th November in Sochi, Russia, and we will see the current champion Magnus Carlsen meet the candidate (and 5 times former world champion) Viswanathan Anand.
Carlsen currently holds the titles of World champion in classic, rapid and blitz chess.
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Schedule
The Match is a culmination of the two-year FIDE cycle and is played every two years between the incumbent Champion and the winner of the Candidates tournament. The Match is played over a maximum of twelve games and the winner of the match shall be the first player to score 6.5 points or more. If the scores are level after 12 games, 4 tie-break are played.The first game of the Match will start on November 8 at 3PM Moscow time.
Former champions
| Year | Venue | Player | Player | Champion |
| 2006 | Russia Government House,[4] Elista | Russia Vladimir Kramnik | Bulgaria Veselin Topalov | Kramnik |
| 2007 | Mexico Hotel Sheraton Centro Histórico, Mexico City | India Viswanathan Anand | 7 players | Anand |
| 2008 | Germany Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn | India Viswanathan Anand | Russia Vladimir Kramnik | Anand |
| 2010 | Bulgaria Central Military Club, Sofia | India Viswanathan Anand | Bulgaria Veselin Topalov | Anand |
| 2012 | Russia Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow | India Viswanathan Anand | Israel Boris Gelfand | Anand |
| 2013 | India Hyatt Regency Chennai, Chennai[5] | Norway Magnus Carlsen | India Viswanathan Anand | Carlsen |
Watch LIVE the World Championship 2014 in Sochi with computer analysis:
ANAND-CARLSEN 2014
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