World Chess Championship 2008
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The World Chess Championship 2008 was the official match for the world title in classical chess, held in Bonn, Germany, between reigning champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Vladimir Kramnik.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Chess Championship match
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chess event ⓘ |
| challenger | Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengerQualification | winner of the World Chess Championship 2006 ⓘ |
| challengerTitle | former Classical World Chess Champion ⓘ |
| city | Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingCeremonyDate | 2008-11-02 ⓘ |
| competitionType | classical chess ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisiveGames | 4 ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drawnGames | 7 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2008-11-02 ⓘ |
| FIDEWorldChampionshipCycle | 2005–2010 cycle ⓘ |
| game1Winner | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Winner | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6Winner | Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game9Winner | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameFormat | best of 12 games ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostContinent | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchType | one-on-one match ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global ⓘ |
| nextEdition | World Chess Championship 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpeningUsed |
Meran Variation
NERFINISHED
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Nimzo-Indian Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen's Gambit Declined NERFINISHED ⓘ Slav Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPlayed | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesScheduled | 12 ⓘ |
| officialStatus | undisputed world championship ⓘ |
| openingCeremonyDate | 2008-10-13 ⓘ |
| organizer | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | World Chess Championship 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | 6.5–4.5 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Evonik Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | chess ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008-10-14 ⓘ |
| timeControl | classical ⓘ |
| title | World Chess Champion ⓘ |
| titleRetainedBy | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionAfterEvent | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionBeforeEvent | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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