2013 World Chess Championship
Viswanathan Anand (India) vs. Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Chennai, India
November 9 - November 22, 2013
Conditions:
Best of 12 Games. In the event of a 6-6 tie, a 4 game series of G/25+10 Rapids Games was
to be played. If this series ended in a tie, 5 pairs of Blitz games were to be played at
a 5/3 time control. If this series ended in a tie, an Armageddon game was to be played,
in which White had odds of 5 minutes to 4 (with no increment), but in which Black had
draw odds.
| Chennai, 2013
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Score
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| Carlsen
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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½
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1
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½
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6½
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| Anand
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½
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½
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½
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½
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0
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0
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½
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½
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0
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½
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3½
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Result: Magnus Carlsen becomes the 16th World Champion.
Anand's FIDE rating going into the match was 2775, Carlsen's was 2870.