2014 World Championship: Highlights And Recap

Everything you need to know about the 2014 World Championship is right here. We've got the recap and highlights from each round. One of our most exciting series is brought to you by some our most exciting instructors including GMs Robert Hess, Simon Williams, Alex Yermolinsky and more!

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2014 World Championship -- Round 1 Recap Want to keep up with the Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand world championship match on your schedule? GMs Yermolinksy and Suat Atalik host Chess.com’s recap show for game one of the world championship match. Enjoy the opening game with Chess.com journalist Peter Doggers checking in to give you a report from the scene of the match in Sochi. 

2014 World Championship -- Round 2 Recap IM Thomas Rendle and GM Danny Gormally host Chess.com’s recap show for game two of the world championship match in Sochi. The two provide master-level analysis on how Carlsen scored his exciting win, seizing the lead in the match.

2014 World Championship -- Round 3 Recap Hess and Williams host Chess.com’s recap show for game three of the world championship in Sochi. Let the GMs explain to you how Vishy Anand shocked the chess world and scored a crucial win in the third game to level the match. Anand was able to defeat Carlsen for the first time in four years, completely changing the world championship match from here on. 

2014 World Championship -- Round 4 Recap Hess and Gormally host Chess.com’s recap show for game four of the world championship in Sochi. After Carlsen won in round two to seize the lead, and Anand leveled the match in round three to shock the chess world, game four was a hard-fought draw. Hess and Gormally give you all the analysis for this fighting world championship game. 

2014 World Championship -- Round 5 Recap GMs Yermolinsky and Nigel Short check in to recap the exciting game five of the world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. If you missed watching game five or just want to relive the excitement, Yermo and Short will give you every move and variation you need to know. Stay tuned to the video to find out what Short considers the most important moment of the game.

2014 World Championship -- Round 6 Recap Even if you watched every move of game six live, you’ll want to check out this recap from Yermolinsky and Atalik. Round six of the world championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand might go down as the most famous game of the match because Carlsen made a beginner’s blunder—and just as quickly, Anand missed it! Carlsen went on to win in this game that will surely be remembered for all time.

2014 World Championship -- Round 7 Recap Hess and Khachiyan host Chess.com’s recap of game seven in the 2014 world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. Didn’t have time to watch all 122 moves of this epic battle live? They have all the important moments and ideas from the exciting game.

2014 World Championship -- Round 8 Recap Join IMs Rendle and John Sargent for Chess.com’s recap of game eight in the 2014 world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. After the 122-move epic struggle in game seven, game eight was a more peaceful encounter, but that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty to discuss in this recap. Watch as Rendle takes on the role of both the coach and the student in this instructive review. 

2014 World Championship -- Round 9 Recap Join Yermolinsky and Gormally for Chess.com’s official recap of game nine in the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. Although this game was not as thrilling as others in the match, Yermolinsky and Gormally show you some interesting ideas you don’t want to miss.

2014 World Championship -- Round 10 Recap Join Yermolinsky and Williams for Chess.com’s official recap of game 10 in the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. The clock was ticking for Anand, who needed to score a win to equalize the match. Unfortunately for the Indian super-GM, it was not to be. Despite some winning chances, the game ended up drawn. 

2014 World Championship -- Round 11 Recap Join GMs Dejan Bojkov and Gormally for Chess.com’s official recap of game 11 in the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. This was the game that proved decisive in securing Magnus Carlsen’s defense of his world championship title. Learn all the intricacies of the game, including the dubious exchange sacrifice by Anand that sealed his fate.

2014 World Championship -- Highlights From Rounds 1 & 2 Join Chess.com hosts IM Daniel Rensch and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for highlights of the Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand world championship. Did you know Vachier-Lagrave is an unofficial world chess champion? Find out the details and discover if he likes his “MVL” nickname before diving into the best moments of the Sochi match. Learn from one of the world's best players as MVL gives his analysis of games one and two, including the dramatic win by Magnus Carlsen to take the lead.

2014 World Championship -- Highlights From Rounds 3 & 4 Join Chess.com hosts Rensch and GM Hikaru Nakamura for highlights of the Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand world championship. Nakamura offers his peerless insights to the high-level ideas hidden in these exciting games. Learn how Vishy Anand was able to score a win against Magnus Carlsen for the first time in four years. Find out what Rensch and Nakamura think of Anand’s chances to win and visit the comments section to predict the results for the rest of the match.

2014 World Championship -- Highlights from Rounds 5 & 6 Nakamura is back in his analyst’s seat for rounds five and six of the ongoing world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. Nakamura joins Chess.com host Rensch in reviewing these two crucial games that will likely decide the fate of the 2014 world chess championship. Find out what Nakamura and Rensch think of the dramatic finish to game six where Carlsen blundered, Anand missed it, and Carlsen wound up winning as a result.

2014 World Championship -- Highlights from Rounds 7 & 8 Bojkov and GM Melik Khachiyan host Chess.com’s comprehensive highlights show for rounds seven and eight in the ongoing world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. Get caught up on these two important games as Bojkov and Khachiyan review all the important moves and variations.

2014 World Championship -- Highlights from Rounds 9 & 10 Rensch and GM Georg Meier take the helm of Chess.com’s highlights coverage for the world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. Games nine and ten were crucial for the eventual outcome of the match, as Carlsen was able to secure draws despite Anand’s best attempts to convert any winning chances he could create.

2014 World Championship -- Highlights from Round 11 Don't miss these highlights from the decisive round 11 of the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand.