World Championships

Daaim ShabazzNovember 10, 2014
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WCC2014-2: Anand slips, Carlsen ahead

There was a lot begin made of today’s 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s demise. When game #2 started 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 all the puns started about the Berlin Wall started, but Carlsen played 4.d3 avoiding a wall that has not been dismantled in top level play.…
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Daaim ShabazzNovember 8, 2014
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WCC2014-1: Wild Ride… Soft Landing

The first round of the 2014 World Chess Championship was definitely a bitter fight. Anand must’ve followed the advice of many and tried to steal a point early. In a unexpected Grunfeld, Anand tried to apply central pressure which caused Carlsen to eat up time on the clock. The body…
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Daaim ShabazzNovember 8, 2014
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WCC2014: Opening Day

Opening Press Conference The first press conference was done is a very traditional format of a welcoming, introductions, short speeches and a Q&A. FIDE Press Officer Anastasia Kharlovich presided and Polina Tsedenova was the translator. Former World Champion Boris Spassky was in attendance as well as several Women’s World Champions…
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Daaim ShabazzNovember 7, 2014
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2014 World Chess Championship (Carlsen vs. Anand)

2014 World Chess ChampionshipSochi, Russia (November 7th-28th) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts. Carlsen ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 – 6½ Anand ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 – 4½ Official…
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Daaim ShabazzNovember 6, 2014
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2014 World Chess Championship begins tomorrow!

On November 7th, the World Chess Championship will commence in Sochi, Russia. It will be a “rematch” between both Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand. Last year, Carlsen defeated Anand in Chennai to take the crown and Anand won the Candidate’s tournament to qualify. So it isn’t a rematch in the…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 31, 2014
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World Candidates 2014-14: Anand wins… naysayers silenced

2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #14 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Mamedyarov 2757 ½-½ Kramnik 2810 12.2 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Andreikin 2709 12.3 Aronian 2830 0-1 Karjakin 2766 12.4 Anand 2773 ½-½ Svidler 2758 Games Viswanathan Anand The final round was…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 29, 2014
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World Candidates 2014-13: It’s a rematch!

2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #13 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Andreikin 2709 1-0 Aronian 2830 12.2 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Anand 2773 12.3 Svidler 2758 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 12.4 Kramnik 2810 1-0 Topalov 2785 Games With a tough draw against Sergey…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 27, 2014
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World Candidates 2014-12: Topalov flees cellar

2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #12 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Topalov 2785 1-0 Svidler 2758 12.2 Mamedyarov 2757 ½-½ Karjakin 2766 12.3 Aronian 2830 ½-½ Kramnik 2810 12.4 Anand 2773 ½-½ Andreikin 2709 Games Anand almost scored a full point…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 26, 2014
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World Candidates 2014-11: Drawing Closer

2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #11 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 11.1 Svidler 2758 ½-½ Aronian 2830 11.2 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Karjakin 2766 11.3 Kramnik 2810 ½-½ Anand 2773 11.4 Andreikin 2709 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 Games A champion has to have determination…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 25, 2014
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World Candidates 2014-10: Kramnik KOed!

2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #10 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 10.1 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Andreikin 2709 10.2 Anand 2773 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 10.3 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Aronian 2830 10.4 Kramnik 2810 0-1 Svidler 2758 Games A befuddled Vladimir Kramnik seems at…
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