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.
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 |
Full list
Watch LIVE the World Championship 2014 in Sochi with computer analysis:
ANAND-CARLSEN 2014
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