World Chess Championship 2013 – Games List with ECO Codes (Carlsen vs Anand)

Match Carlsen (22) vs Anand (43)

Location / Date Chennai, India (Nov 2013)

Final Result Carlsen won 6½–3½

Introduction

The 2013 World Chess Championship was fought between 43-year-old defending champion Viswanathan Anand of India and 22-year-old challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

Qualifications

After Anand defended his title in 2012, a Candidates tournament was held in 2013. It was a tough double-round robin where Carlsen edged out Vladimir Kramnik on tiebreaks (both finished 8.5/14) to earn the right to challenge the throne.

Conditions

The match took place in Chennai, India, giving Anand home-field advantage. It was scheduled as a best of 12 games; the first to 6½ points would be the winner.

Games & ECO Codes

#	Date	White	Black	Res	ECO	Opening	Moves	Notes	PGN
1	Nov 9	Carlsen	Anand	½–½	A07	King's Indian Attack	16	Match tied ½-½.	View
2	Nov 10	Anand	Carlsen	½–½	B18	Caro-Kann, Classical	25	Match tied 1-1.	View
3	Nov 12	Carlsen	Anand	½–½	A07	King's Indian Attack	51	Match tied 1½-1½.	View
4	Nov 13	Anand	Carlsen	½–½	C67	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense	64	Match tied 2-2.	View
5	Nov 15	Carlsen	Anand	1–0	D31	Queen's Gambit Declined	58	First blood. Carlsen takes the lead 3-2.	View
6	Nov 16	Anand	Carlsen	0–1	C65	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense	67	Carlsen wins with Black. Lead extends to 4-2.	View
7	Nov 18	Anand	Carlsen	½–½	C65	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense	32	Carlsen leads 4½-2½.	View
8	Nov 19	Carlsen	Anand	½–½	C67	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense	33	Carlsen leads 5-3.	View
9	Nov 21	Anand	Carlsen	0–1	E25	Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch	28	Decisive moment. Carlsen extends lead to 6-3.	View
10	Nov 22	Carlsen	Anand	½–½	B51	Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo)	65	Title Clinched. Carlsen wins 6½-3½.	View
Games 11 and 12 were not played as Carlsen reached 6½ points.

The Final Game: Game 10

Played: November 22nd, 2013
Situation: Carlsen led 6-3 and needed just a draw to become World Champion.

Carlsen maintained a slight advantage throughout the game. In the endgame, White's a-pawn and Black's f-pawn had a footrace to promotion, but the game resolved into a draw due to insufficient material after the Queens were exchanged.

PGN (Carlsen vs Anand, 2013):

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.c4 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.O-O Bc6 11.Qd3 O-O 12.Nd4 Rc8 13.b3 Qc7 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Rac1 h6 16.Be3 Nd7 17.Bd4 Rfd8 18.h3 Qc7 19.Rfd1 Qa5 20.Qd2 Kf8 21.Qb2 Kg8 22.a4 Qh5 23.Ne2 Bf6 24.Rc3 Bxd4 25.Rxd4 Qe5 26.Qd2 Nf6 27.Re3 Rd7 28.a5 Qg5 29.e5 Ne8 30.exd6 Rc6 31.f4 Qd8 32.Red3 Rcxd6 33.Rxd6 Rxd6 34.Rxd6 Qxd6 35.Qxd6 Nxd6 36.Kf2 Kf8 37.Ke3 Ke7 38.Kd4 Kd7 39.Kc5 Kc7 40.Nc3 Nf5 41.Ne4 Ne3 42.g3 f5 43.Nd6 g5 44.Ne8+ Kd7 45.Nf6+ Ke7 46.Ng8+ Kf8 47.Nxh6 gxf4 48.gxf4 Kg7 49.Nxf5+ exf5 50.Kb6 Ng2 51.Kxb7 Nxf4 52.Kxa6 Ne6 53.Kb6 f4 54.a6 f3 55.a7 f2 56.a8=Q f1=Q 57.Qd5 Qe1 58.Qd6 Qe3+ 59.Ka6 Nc5+ 60.Kb5 Nxb3 61.Qc7+ Kh6 62.Qb6+ Qxb6+ 63.Kxb6 Kh5 64.h4 Kxh4 65.c5 Nxc5 1/2-1/2

With this draw, Magnus Carlsen became the 16th Undisputed World Chess Champion.

Score Progression

Carlsen: ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ (6.5) (3 wins, 7 draws, 0 losses) <65.0% score>

Anand: ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ (3.5) (0 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses) <35.0% score>

FAQ

Who won the 2013 World Chess Championship? Magnus Carlsen won with a score of 6½ to 3½.
What ECO codes were played most? The Ruy Lopez Berlin (C65/C67) was the dominant opening choice.
Was there a tiebreak? No, Carlsen won within the 12 scheduled classical games.