Magnificent Magnus Carlsen of Norway is World Chess Champion 2013 World Chess Championship 2013 Anand vs Carlsen: Norway's Magnus Carlsen is the new World Chess Champion. He has played exciting chess to dethrone Viswanathan Anand of India in Chennai. Our readers' poll that pegged Magnus Carlsen to be the new World Chess Champion with 1438 votes as compared to 1300 for Anand has proved right. Read more about the final Game 10 at the World Chess Championship.

'Not Bothered about Carlsen's Trainers' World Chess Championship 2013 (Venue: Chennai Hyatt Regency) Anand vs Carlsen: World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has said he would try to understand how his next challenger World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen is going to play, but is not bothered about who is going to train Carlsen for the match even if it is legendary 13th World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.

How Carlsen Came to be the One World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE World Championship Candidates Chess Tournament in London on April 1, 2013 thereby setting up the title clash with reigning (defending) World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand.

Tal Chess June 2013: Carlsen-Anand 1-0 The fifth round at the 8th Tal Chess Memorial on June 18, 2013 was the last time World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand met across the board before the 2013 World Chess Championship.

World Chess Champion Five Times: The Anand Timeline Viswanathan Anand, the reigning World Chess Champion, has held the top title five times. He was crowned thus in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012). He has remained the undisputed World Champion since 2007 and was also the FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion in 2003.