World Chess Championship 2016
Chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Sergey Karjakin to determine the World Chess Champion.[1] Carlsen had 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.
Fulton Market Building, New York City, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Magnus Carlsen | Sergey Karjakin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born 30 November 1990 25 years old |
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Winner of the World Chess Championship 2014 | Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rating: 2853 (World No. 1) |
Rating: 2772 (World No. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The match opened with seven consecutive draws before Karjakin won the eighth game. Carlsen evened the score by winning the tenth game. All other games were drawn, leaving the match at a 6–6 tie, so tie breaks decided the match. After two draws to begin the rapid chess tie break, Carlsen won the remaining two games to win the match and retain his title.[2]
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