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Who won world chess 2014?
Magnus Carlsen
World Chess Championship 2014/Winners
Who was the 14th world chess champion?
Vladimir Kramnik
Undisputed world champions 2006–present
| # | Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Vladimir Kramnik | 2006–2007 |
| 15 | Viswanathan Anand | 2007–2013 |
| 16 | Magnus Carlsen | 2013–present |
Who was the undisputed world chess champion from 2007 2013?
Viswanathan Anand
Magnus Carlsen is the new World Champion of chess, and follows Viswanathan Anand’s reign as undisputed world champion between 2007 and 2013.
Who did Viswanathan Anand defeated in 2012 to retain the World chess Champion title?
Boris Gelfand of Israel
The World Chess Championship 2012 was a chess match between the defending world champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the 2011 Candidates Tournament. After sixteen games, including four rapid games, Anand retained his title.
Who was champion before Magnus?
Magnus Carlsen has been world champion since he defeated Viswanathan Anand in 2013. He successfully defended the title in 2014, 2016, and 2018. The next world championship match has been postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who is better Magnus or Anand?
LIFETIME RECORD: Classical games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 12 to 8, with 50 draws. Including rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 33 to 19, with 79 draws.
Who beat Viswanathan Anand?
founder Nikhil Kamath
India’s youngest billionaire and Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath defeated five-time world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand, in an online match organised by Chess.com India. It was an online event and Kamath defeated the ‘grandmaster’ with an accuracy of 99%.
Where was the 2013 World Chess Championship played?
The 2013 World Championship match took place between Anand and Magnus Carlsen (challenger) in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, where Anand grew up. Usually, world champions had been played on neutral ground. Fischer played Spassky in Iceland; Alekhine played Capablanca in Buenos Aires. The Soviets always played in Moscow.
Who is the current World Chess Chess Champion?
Since 2014, the schedule has settled on a two-year cycle with a championship held in every even year. Magnus Carlsen has been world champion since he defeated Viswanathan Anand in 2013. He successfully defended the title in 2014, 2016 and 2018, and is next due to defend the title in late 2020 .
Who was the winner of the 2005 World Chess Championship?
This was an 8-player double round robin tournament, the same format as was used for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005. This tournament was won by Viswanathan Anand, thus making him the World Chess Champion. Because Anand’s World Chess Champion title was won in a tournament rather than a match,…
When did Magnus Carlsen win the World Chess Championship?
Magnus Carlsen has been world champion since winning the World Chess Championship 2013 against Viswanathan Anand. He successfully defended his title against Anand in the World Chess Championship 2014 and against Sergey Karjakin in the World Chess Championship 2016. He is due to play Fabiano Caruana for the championship in November 2018.