World Chess Championship 2013

The World Chess Championship 2013 was a match between reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen, to determine the World Chess Champion. It was held from 7 to 25 November 2013 in Chennai, India, under the auspices of FIDE (the World Chess Federation).

World Chess Championship 2013
Hyatt Regency Chennai, Chennai, India
9–22 November 2013
 
Defending champion
Challenger
 
  Viswanathan Anand Magnus Carlsen
 
3½Scores6½
Game 1½16 move draw½
Game 2½25 move draw½
Game 3½51 move draw½
Game 4½64 move draw½
Game 5058 moves →1
Game 6067 moves →1
Game 7½32 move draw½
Game 8½33 move draw½
Game 9028 moves →1
Game 10½65 move draw½
Game 11Not required
Game 12Not required
  Born 11 December 1969
43 years old		 Born 30 November 1990
22 years old
  Winner of the World Chess Championship 2012 Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2013
  Rating: 2775
(World No. 8)		 Rating: 2870
(World No. 1)

Carlsen won the match 6½–3½ after ten of the twelve scheduled games, becoming the new world chess champion. This was heralded by Garry Kasparov and others as the start of a new era in chess, with Carlsen being the first champion to have developed his game in the age of super-strong chess computers.

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