World Chess Championship 2014
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.
| Olympic Media Center, Sochi, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8–23 November 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magnus Carlsen | Viswanathan Anand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rating: 2863 (World No. 1) |
Rating: 2792 (World No. 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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