World Chess Championship 2014

World Chess Championship 2014
Olympic Media Center, Sochi, Russia
8–23 November 2014
 
Defending champion

Challenger
 
  Magnus Carlsen Viswanathan Anand
 
6½Scores4½
Game 1½48 move draw½
Game 21← 35 moves0
Game 3034 moves →1
Game 4½47 move draw½
Game 5½39 move draw½
Game 61← 38 moves0
Game 7½122 move draw½
Game 8½41 move draw½
Game 9½20 move draw½
Game 10½32 move draw½
Game 111← 45 moves0
Game 12Not required
  Born 30 November 1990
23 years old		 Born 11 December 1969
44 years old
  Winner of the World Chess Championship 2013 Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014
  Rating: 2863
(World No. 1)		 Rating: 2792
(World No. 6)

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 from 7 to 25 November 2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Sochi, Russia.

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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.