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Questions about the World Chess Championship 2014 between defending champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanathan Anand.

The tag is for questions involving the 2014 World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and Vishy Anand, the challenger. The match was played in Sochi, Russia in November 2014. The reigning champion successfully defended his title with the score 6,5-4,5.

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Why was move 26 in Carlsen-Anand 2014 WC Game 6 a blunder by both players?

In the Anand vs Carlsen Match 6, why was move 26 a blunder for both players? [White "Carlsen"] [Black "Anand"] [FEN "6rr/1k3p2/1pb1p1np/p1p1P2R/2P3R1/2P1B3/P1B2PP1/2K5 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kd2? a4?
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Carlsen-Anand, Game 2. Could Black hold if not for 34...h5?

At Black's 34th move in Game 2 of the Carlsen-Anand match, Anand blundered with 34...h5??. What were his chances for salvaging the draw if he had defended actively via, say, 34...Qd2 or 34...Qd4, counterattacking the f2 pawn? [fen…
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Anand - Carlsen Game 1 WCh 2014, why not 12.Qc3+?

In game 1 of the World Championship 2014 between Carlsen and Anand, Anand chose 12.gxf3. Why not play 12.Qc3+ instead? It takes control over the a1-h8 diagonal and prevents the black Nc6 to jump to d4 or e5. In addition, it gives white the option to…
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What was the longest World Championship game?

The recently concluded Game 7 of the 2014 Carlsen-Anand match went to move 122 before a draw was reached due to insufficient material. Is this the longest game played in a World Chess Championship match? If it is, what was the previous record…
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Inconsistent timings of world championships

According to Wikipedia recent world championship tournaments have been played in these years: 2006 2007 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2016 What is logic behind this, sometimes they are played every year and some there is gap of year? I can't find…
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Carlsen - Anand, game 6 WCC 2014 -> why Black didn't play 10...Ne4 to try to equalize?

What is wrong with 10...Ne4 instead of 10...Nd7? It seems to me that it was a better move -> Black exchanges one more piece which relieves his cramped position and he obtains the bishop pair. Can someone explain why 10...Ne4 is inferior to…
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Anand - Carlsen WCC 2014 ( game 3 ) -> at which moments Black was able to equalize?

I am trying to return to competitive chess after 10+ years of inactivity. I am playing the QGD so the third game of the Carlsen - Anand match is very important for me. It seemed to me that Black had equal position in these lines yet now I am not so…
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Is this continuation of D85, Gruenfeld Defence, Exchange Variation, tenable?

I am watching some commentary on the World Championship Games. This is from Game 1: [FEN "rnbq1rk1/ppp1ppbp/6p1/8/3PP3/2B5/PP1Q1PPP/R3KBNR b KQ - 0 8"] [White "Anand"] [Black "Carlsen"] The commentator states that Carlsen has several moves…
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What is the maximum Elo rating that Magnus Carlsen could have if he loses the 2014 WCC to Anand?

What is the maximum Elo rating that Magnus Carlsen could have if he loses the World Chess Championship 2014 to Anand? Would this result from a 6.5-5.5 result or would the relative rating change mean that if he lost more quickly that would be better?…
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Carlsen-Anand, game 8 -> how can Black repel 25.Rc7?

Instead of 25.Rfc1 as played in the game, why not 25.Rc7 to try for slight advantage or small initiative ( Ne5 could follow or trying to bring other rook to the seventh rank... )? [White "Anand, Vishwanathan"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Event "WCC…
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Why did Anand start with d4?

As far as I remember, Anand was(is) primarily an 1.e4 player throughout his career. Yet in the first game of the Carlsen-Anand match he opted to open with 1.d4. What are the potential benefits of such an opening choice in a situation like this? Is…
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