For all questions related to the World Chess Championship: its holders, contestants, history, etc.
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Why did Magnus Carlsen drop out of World Championship in 2011?
I heard from a friend of mine that Magnus Carlsen did not play the Candidate Matches in 2011. Why did he do that?
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How will the World Championship work in 2013?
How will the World Championship challenger be determined, and then how will the actual championship match between Anand and the challenger work?
I realize that some of the details might not yet be ...
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In Spassky v Fischer '72 game 11, why is 14. Nb1 considered such a great move?
In game 11 of the 1972 World Championship, Spassky as white moves his Knight back to its 14. Nb1 starting position. Apparently, this moved was received as 14. Nb1!!. But to me, it seems as a simple ...
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Is there a good book on the 1927 Capablanca-Alekhine world championship match?
To disambiguate what I mean by the shorthand "good" in the question's title:
Is there an English-language book that tells the story of the 1927 world championship match between Capablanca and ...
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What's the most prestigious chess competition, broadcasted on TV?
I want to experience the best chess competition, where the most experienced chess-players around the globe participate.
Is there such a contest?
Or is it too boring to watch chess tournaments, ...
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Why are there no more exhibition games between top players and computers?
The 1997 match between Kasparov and Deep Blue is likely the most famous chess match in history. This is because it broke ground, and for the first time ever, a computer had beaten the best player in ...
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What motivated Kasparov's comments on the Anand-Gelfand match?
I was watching an interview with Kasparov which occurred before the Anand-Gelfand match was played, and he said:
"Nobody should be offended, it is just a fact, but it's the first time in a long ...
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Anand - Gelfand 12th game in World Chess championship 2012
I have been following 12th game in World Chess championship 2012, and I just could not understand why a draw was offered.
Is it that they can see 10 or more moves ahead and think of the ending or is ...
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Deep Blue vs Kasparov - Aftermath
Evaluating 200M positions per second and having a search tree of 20+ moves might not be enough to beat a World Champion if a computer searches in the wrong direction or if it's evaluating positions a ...
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Who is/was the lowest ranked World Chess Champion?
Boris Gelfand has just won the 7th of 12 games (all previous drawn) in the FIDE World Championship match against the current holder of the title Viswanathan Anand. This puts him in a good position to ...
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In game 1 of the 2012 WCC between Anand and Gelfand, black ignored his passed pawn advantage. Why?
In the first game of the WCC 2012 between Anand and Gelfand, which was drawn, Gelfand had a passed pawn on a6. Could he not have exchanged the major pieces and then tried to win with it?
Why was the ...
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Is there a live streaming website for WCC 2012 - Anand vs Gelfand? [closed]
Does anyone know of any live streaming website (with analysis) for the WCC 2012?
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What are the names of the seconds for Anand vs Gelfand WCC 2012?
Who are the seconds for Anand and Gelfand in the WCC 2012?
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Which chess player has the most openings named after him?
I always thought it was interesting that chess players had openings named after them. The game of chess has only been popular and organized for about 150 years, yet all the most popular openings and ...
