2018 World Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) vs. Fabiano Caruana (USA)
London, England
November 9 - November 28, 2018
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.
| London, 2018
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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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11
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12
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Score
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--
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13
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14
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15
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Rapid
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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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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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6
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--
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1
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1
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1
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3
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| Caruana
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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6
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--
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Result: Magnus Carlsen retains the World Championship.
Carlsen's FIDE rating going into the match was 2835, Caruana's was 2832.