World Chess Championship 2012

World Chess Championship 2013

Hyatt Regency Chennai, Chennai, India
11–30 May 2012
	Defending champion	Challenger
	Levon Aronian	Magnus Carlsen
	Template:Country data ARMTemplate:Namespace detect showall Levon Aronian	Template:Country data NORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Magnus Carlsen
	4½ Scores 6½ Game 1 ½ 48 move draw ½ Game 2 0 35 moves → 1 Game 3 1 ← 34 moves 0 Game 4 ½ 47 move draw ½ Game 5 ½ 39 move draw ½ Game 6 0 38 moves → 1 Game 7 ½ 122 move draw ½ Game 8 ½ 41 move draw ½ Game 9 ½ 20 move draw ½ Game 10 ½ 32 move draw ½ Game 11 0 45 moves → 1 Game 12 Not required
	Born 6 October 1982 28 years old	Born 30 November 1990 20 years old
	Winner of the World Chess Championship 2010	Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2011
	Rating: 2825 (World No. 2)	Rating: 2835 (World No. 1)