- Magnus Carlsen of Norway became the new World Chess Champion after defeating the previous champion Viswanathan Anand of India by 6.5-3.5 in the match that was held from 7th November in Chennai, India.
- Best Games (IMHO): 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 (watch them on YouTube)
- Press Officer: Anastasiya Karlovich
The candidates to challenge Magnus in the next World Championship:
- Qualifiers by ratings (2):
- 1. Aronian
- 2. Karjakin
- World Cup qualifiers (2):
- 3. Kramnik
- 4. Andreikin
- Grand Prix qualifiers (2):
- 5. Topalov
- 6. Mamedyarov
- Organizer nominee (1):
- 7. Svidler
- World Championship (1):
- 8. Anand
