Who won Candidates 2014 chess?
Viswanathan Anand
| Candidates Tournament 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Viswanathan Anand, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2014 match. | |
| Venue | Yugra Chess Academy |
| Location | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
| Dates | 13–31 March 2014 |
Has Magnus Carlsen lost a chess match?
Chess: Carlsen loses three in a row twice as champion heads for World Cup. 3771: Heikki Westerinen v Gudmundur Sigurjónsson, New York 1977. White to move.
Do chess matches still exist?
Today, the most recognized chess tournaments for individual competition include the Linares chess tournament (now defunct) and the Tata Steel chess tournament. The largest team chess tournament is the Chess Olympiad, in which players compete for their country’s team in the same fashion as the Olympic Games.
Who won the world chess champion in 2013 2014 and 2016?
Carlsen has been world champion since 2013, while Karjakin qualified as challenger by winning the 2016 Candidates Tournament. The best-of-12 match, organized by FIDE and its commercial partner Agon, was played in New York City between 10 and 30 November 2016….World Chess Championship 2016.
| Defending champion | Challenger |
|---|---|
| ← 2014 | 2018 → |
Who won the World Chess Championship 2013?
Carlsen
Carlsen won the match 6½–3½ after ten of the twelve scheduled games, becoming the new world chess champion….World Chess Championship 2013.
| Defending champion | Challenger |
|---|---|
| Winner of the 2012 World Chess Championship | Winner of the 2013 Candidates Tournament |
Who was the World Chess Champion in 2014?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 28 November 2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Sochi, Russia.
How many people watch the World Chess Championship?
According to the world championship’s website, the 2014 title match broke global audience records, drawing more than one million viewers every day. The total number of unique visitors to the website during the match was 10.5 million, with 2 million people visiting the match website on the final day.
When was the chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand?
The Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand was held from 7 to 28 November 2014 in Sochi, Russia, under the auspices of FIDE .