World Chess Championship 2014

World Chess Championship 2014

Olympic Media Center, Sochi, Russia
8–23 November 2014
	Defending champion	Challenger
	Magnus Carlsen	Viswanathan Anand
	6½ Scores 4½ Game 1 ½ 48 move draw ½ Game 2 1 ← 35 moves 0 Game 3 0 34 moves → 1 Game 4 ½ 47 move draw ½ Game 5 ½ 39 move draw ½ Game 6 1 ← 38 moves 0 Game 7 ½ 122 move draw ½ Game 8 ½ 41 move draw ½ Game 9 ½ 20 move draw ½ Game 10 ½ 32 move draw ½ Game 11 1 ← 45 moves 0 Game 12 Not 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)
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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.^[1]

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.