Questions tagged [world-championship]
For all questions related to the World Chess Championship: its holders, contestants, history, etc.
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How was the Candidate chosen for 1927, and why not sooner?
Wikipedia has a tiny article for the 1927 World Chess Championship. For the World Chess Championship article in general, it has very little to say about the 1927 one:
Following the controversies ...
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Did the 2018 World Chess Championship feature any theoretical novelties in the Sveshnikov Sicilian?
I am interested in how the Sveshnikov theory developed in the last decade, and one of the biggest events heavily featuring it was the WCC match in 2018. Very few books on the opening were published ...
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Historic time controls for World Championships
According to the answer to this question we know that currently it is 100 minutes for 40 moves followed by an additional 50 minutes for 20 moves then an extra 15 minutes to finish the game with a 30 ...
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World championship games where underpromotion was necessary
I have been frequenting tactics puzzles and a few books over the past year. I come across these underpromotion puzzles frequently, however, I never find them in real games. Has there ever been a world ...
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Chess movies in Hollywood & Bollywood with GMs in them
Are there any movies about chess in which World Champions or grandmasters have played actually any role? For example, have Kasparov, Karpov, Anand, Carlsen, Kramnik, Polgar, Fischer, Tal or etc acted ...
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What was the role of the second in top level matches?
What was the role, the duties, etc. of the second (e.g. GM Ray Keene was Korchnoi’s second in the 1978 World Championship match vs. Karpov), and is this figure still present in contemporary top level ...
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What were Fischer's 179 demands for a World Championship rematch?
According to this video (at 4:25), Bobby Fischer made 179 demands for a rematch for a World Championship, after he won the title. What were those 179 demands?
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Which book should one read if they want to play like Tigran Petrosian?
According to Wikipedia, the former world champion Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian has "almost impenetrable defensive playing style, which emphasized safety above all else".
Here defensive is by no ...
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A book on the Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921)
Recently I've been studying Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921). Is there a book that gives the story behind the match? Also, I would appreciate the game annotations.
Best wishes and ...
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Is there any word on what will happen to the Candidates Tournament 2020 if one of the players tests positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus)?
With FIDE moving forward with the Candidates Tournament 2020, in my opinion against better judgment, they have announced what medical screenings will be done, but have they announced what would happen ...
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What happened to the WCC?
Just found this rating list below while looking for other items.
I vaguely remember hearing about WCC.
What happened to them? All I find now for WCC is 'world chess championship'.
Apparently they both ...
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Hans Berliner and computers. Did he win the world ICCF championship using computer help?
Way back when, Hans worked for IBM. I met him at an IBM data center one time, but he worked in the Federal division and just used the center for a demo. I had known him from the Washington Chess ...
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Candidates tournament [closed]
Why not allow the winner of the Women's world championship and the winner of the Junior world championship to join the candidates tournament? Their rating is lower than the top 10 players but I mean ...
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Cases of grandmasters renouncing titles, tournament victories, etc?
Apart from Bobby Fischer "renouncing", in a sense, the World Championship title in 1975, are there any other famous cases from chess history of strong players voluntarily renouncing titles, tournament ...
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Caruana vs Carlsen game 10 (WCC) why not 18…Nxb6?
In game 10 of the Caruana-Carlsen WCC, why did Carlsen (black) not take the terribly annoying and strong dark squared bishop on b6 on move 18 when given the chance? Instead, Carlsen moved the queen ...
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Why didn't Spassky play 26. g3 in game 5 of Fischer-Spassky (1972)?
Fischer's play was powerful in this Nimzo-Indian, achieving a strong knight against two bishops in a closed position. The knight became a monster on f4. But why did Spassky let the knight reach f4? ...
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Why bother with human chess when AI is superior? [closed]
Before I get to my question couple things to get out of the way:
This question is a sensitive subject. But I assure you that I'm not a troll, I have deep respect for your community. It is my first ...
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What makes game 5 of the World Championship a draw?
I was watching recently the excellent ChessNetwork commentary of the 5th game of the WCC 2018 between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. The end position looked like this and players shook hands ...
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Next world chess championship
When and where is the next world championship? Also, when is the candidates? Where can I find the important chess tournaments online?
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Why is Carlsen being praised for his tie-break play, when Caruana made several game-losing moves?
I followed the three games live on chess24.es (for live commentary from GMs) and chess.com (for actual real time computer analysis).
As per my understanding:
Game 13 was mostly balanced until 19... ...
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Carlsen-Caruana Game 12
Any online search about the recent game 12 in Carlsen-Caruana's WCC is filled with the surprise caused by Carlsen offering a draw when in a (possibly?) winning position. It was announced on chess.com ...
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Is a given time control per side or in total?
The Wikipedia page about Chess Time Control describes for example:
... 90 minutes for the first 40 moves ...
A move in chess is defined as both White and Black side doing their separate move, so ...
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Does FIDE make any money from media coverage?
Unlike any other professional sports I know of, everyone seems to be able to broadcast chess world chess championship online.
That raises the question, are they making any money from media coverage? ...
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Is there any analysis of the Carlsen-Caruana World Championsip match by AlphaZero?
How cool would it be to have the world's most powerful computer analyzing games played in a match between the world's two strongest human players? Has it happened yet and is the analysis available?
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Why is Carlsen criticized for poor preparation at World Chess Championship 2018?
As of 2018-11-24, 11 games have been drawn at the World Chess Championship (WCC) 2018. A lot of commentators (in particular Alexander Grischuk) have attacked Carlsen for poor preparation.
But ... 11 ...
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Is there a live streaming of the WCC2018 of the players themselves?
I was able to find on YouTube several live streaming videos of GMs commenting the Carlsen-Caruana games. But I wanted to see the actual players and the real board! Is there any streaming of that? I ...
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What are the worst blunders ever committed in a world championship match (final)?
As title above, what are a few of the worst blunders ever committed in a World Chess Championship Match?
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What if threefold repetition occurs in WCC 2018?
It is not allowed to draw till move 30. Are the players forced to find another moves in case of threefold repetition?
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Is FIDE still using the same logo for world championship final?
I remember that this logo was used last championship, why are they still using it? Shouldn't every final have its own logo? Am I missing something?
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Why don't the ratings of Carlsen and Caruana change after 4 games in the WCC 2018?
By now there were 4 games and all were drawn. Should it not mean that Caruana should get points?
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If a player is significantly behind in time, does it mean he's bound to lose?
Let's focus on FIDE classical chess finals historically.
Caruana is always behind in time control, thinks more, waste more energy.
Statistically speaking, did the players who played faster won more ...
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Why isn't Gata Kamsky considered the first American since Bobby Fischer to fight for the World Championship?
As in the title above, since we read it everywhere about Caruana... why isn't Gata Kamsky considered the first American since Bobby Fischer to fight for the World Championship? He played Karpov in ...
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The London 2018 World Chess Championship live coverage sources
Which TV channels are going to stream the WCC? Preferably with English commentary. (With live video from the playing board, not only the moves).
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FIDE World Champions after 1993
Are FIDE World Champions after the 1993 Kasparov-Short match, i.e. Khalifman, Ponomariov, Kasymdžanov, Topalov, (not counting Karpov and Anand, for obvious reasons) to be considered actual World ...
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Are there any chances that the Fischer who reappeared in 1992 was not the real one? [closed]
As in title above, are there any chances that the Fischer who reappeared in 1992 (and then later on), was not the real Bobby? If this is not the case, what do you consider as "proof" that he was ...
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Worst tournament performances of reigning World Champions
As a Magnus Carlsen fan, it was a bit disappointing for me to see him finish clear second in Biel 2018, one and half points after Mamedyarov, after starting the tournament with two wins - and it could ...
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In the upcoming Caruana, Carlsen final, who will play with the white pieces?
In the upcoming Caruana, Carlsen final, who will play with the white pieces?
Does anyone know?
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Fischer vs Sherwin Game - 1957
In this game Move # 32 Sherwin play Rxh7 and this move makes him lose the game, so why he didn't play Rxf6? is this mistake from him? or something I didn't get.
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/...
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Where can I find lists of best games per tournament?
I would like to obtain a list of best games per tournament (World Chess Championships, Chess World Cup, ...).
By "best" I mean games that either have won a brilliancy prize, or games that are ...
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Capablanca vs Lasker - 1921 WCC
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241495
[White "Capablanca"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[FEN "2r2rk1/pb1n1ppp/Bp3q2/2p5/3P4/Q3PN2/PP3PPP/2R1K2R b K - 1 16"]
This is the 5ht Match game for the ...
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How do I become chess world champion? [duplicate]
If I play better than the current world champion, Carlsen, and I am able to win him - how would I do to become world champion as fast as possible? Would I have to go through long tournaments or is it ...
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Can you objectively determine who was the best chess player of all time?
There have been a number of statistical attempts (e.g., chessmetrics and edo) or computerized attempts to determine who was the best chess player of all time.
The statistical approaches attempt to ...
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When will the 2018 FIDE Candidates tournament be held, and who will qualify for it?
We've just had the World Championship match between Carlsen and Karjakin, so one qualifier for the next Candidates is known: Karjakin.
I assume it will be held in 2018, is anything more known about ...
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Seconds of Magnus Carlsen
Has it been revealed who helped Magnus Carlsen in preparing and during the World Chess Championship against Karjakin?
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Draws by game number in championship matches
Some commentators have expressed surprise at the two relatively bland draws to open out the most recent (Carlsen-Karjakin) World Championships. I'm wondering whether there's been any study as to ...
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Where can I watch Carlsen - Karjakin with video + commentaries?
Does anyone have tips on where to watch the (now ongoing) World Championship match between Carlsen and Karjakin? I'm looking for live commentaries and a video feed if that's available. Thanks!
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Change of venue of 1972 match
In 1972, when Fischer and Spassky played the championship tournament, Fischer demanded to play the games in a ping pong room stating too much distractions as his reason. Later (if I am not wrong) he ...
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Carlsen vs Karjakin individual encounter results statistics so far?
I wonder how many times Carlsen and Karjakin played so far and who won the more number of games. Any idea?
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Why did Gelfand resign against Anand in the shortest match in WCC?
I saw the notations of the match in chessbase, and I couldn't understand why Boris resigned. Anand was no where close to checkmate. I don't see why he didn't just trade his queen for a bishop and ...
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Full Footage From 1972 Championship
Since the 1972 chess championship was televised I imagine there must be full footage of all the matches somewhere. I have spent time looking around, but found nothing but short clips of the games. ...
