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.

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

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Vladimir Kramnik participatedIn World Chess Championship 2008
Vishy wonTitle World Chess Championship 2008
Vishy participatedIn World Chess Championship 2008
World Chess Championship 2007 followedBy World Chess Championship 2008