INDIAN KING VERSUS NORWEGIAN PRINCE Chennai plays host to the FIDE World Chess Championship match during 7-28 November, where reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand will play challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway. The first game is on Saturday, November 9 CHENNAI WAS DECLARED THE VENUE in May after losing out to Moscow in 2012; the choice of venue drew a protest from Carlsen because Paris offered higher prize money Magnus Carlsen of Norway WORLD Viswanathan RANK 1 Anand of India Age: 22. WORLD RANK Born 30th World chess Nov, 1990 8 champion since 2007 Dubbed Mozart of chess $2.55 mn Age: 43. Born 11th Dec, ‘69 (~16 cr) On the Chennai clash: is the total Well-known for staying "It has been a while prize money calm and collected since I went into a "I mean I don't game with losing as THE WORLD demonstrate it (ten- an option." CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP sion) all the time. is run by the World Let's say verbally or He wears washed- through my expres- out, torn jeans and Chess Federation, FIDE, since 1949. sions but when I trainers. Asked want to beat some- whether it was easy Anand is the only Asian to have won body I really want to for him to meet the World beat him, boss". women in Norway, Championship. Carlsen said: "It is. It No Norwegian has Married to Aruna, divides helps to be well won before. his time between known." Chennai and Madrid. Has successfully defended his title, but his world Source: Reuters, The Wall Street ranking has slipped. Journal,FIDE, The New York Times.