2014 in chess

none November 2025 2014 chess sports Events in chess during the year 2014 included the World Chess Championship and the Chess Olympiad. The World Chess Championship 2014 was a match between the world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanathan Anand, to determine the World Chess Champion. It was held from 7 to 25 November 2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Sochi, Russia, and Carlsen was the favorite.https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/magnus-carlsen-world-chess-championship/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141106193103/http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/magnus-carlsen-world-chess-championship/ dead November 6, 2014 November 6, 2014 Magnus Carlsen Is More Than An Odds-On Favorite To Win The World Chess Championship Five Thirty Eight Oliver Roeder November 1, 2025 Anand had a lucky opening by picking the white pieces,http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/anand-to-open-with-white/ Viswanathan Anand to open with white The Indian Express 8 November 2014 1 November 2025 but after 11 games, Carlson won.http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/world-chess-championship-2014/carlsen-retains-world-chess-championship-title-after-beating-anand-in-game-11 Carlsen retains World Chess Championship title after beating Anand in Game 11 1 November 2025 Major tournaments World Chess Championship 2014 41st Chess Olympiad Women's World Chess Championship 2014 2014 European Individual Chess Championship FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 Norway Chess 2014 Shamkir Chess Sinquefield Cup 2014 Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 References 2014 Category:Chess by year