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Game 6 - 2014 World Chess Championship - Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

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ChessNetworkMaster gamesWorld chess championship2014Carlsen, magnusAnand, viswanathanSicilian defenseKan variation

This is game 6 from the 2014 World Chess Championship match between defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, and challenger Viswanathan Anand of India. This world chess championship match (rematch), held in Sochi, Russia, is historic. It's the first time that the same two opponents have met in consecutive World Chess Championship matches since Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov from the 1980's. The World Chess Championship 2014 between Carlsen and Anand is a best of 12-game match; the first player to earn 6.5 points will become the World Chess Champion. Magnus Carlsen has 2.5 points and Viswanathan Anand has 2.5 points going into game 6.

Pgn:
[Event "World Championship 2014"]
[Site "Sochi, Russia"]
[Date "2014.11.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "*GM_Carlsen"]
[Black "*GM_Anand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Kan, Maróczy bind (Réti variation)"]
[ECO "B41"]
[NIC "SI.41"]
[Time "10:14:08"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bf4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Kc7 13. h4 b6 14. h5 h6 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Rd3 c5 17. Rg3 Rag8 18. Bd3 Nf8 19. Be3 g6 20. hxg6 Nxg6 21. Rh5 Bc6 22. Bc2 Kb7 23. Rg4 a5 24. Bd1 Rd8 25. Bc2 Rdg8 26. Kd2 a4 27. Ke2 a3 28. f3 Rd8 29. Ke1 Rd7 30. Bc1 Ra8 31. Ke2 Ba4 32. Be4+ Bc6 33. Bxg6 fxg6 34. Rxg6 Ba4 35. Rxe6 Rd1 36. Bxa3 Ra1 37. Ke3 Bc2 38. Re7+ {White wins} 1-0

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