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Answer, Question #9: Hague/Moscow 1948. 4 players competed: Paul Keres, Samuel Reshevsky, Max Euwe and Mikhail Botvinnik. Botvinnik became world champion.
Question #10: One time, the winner of the Candidates Final was crowned world champion as the reigning world champion did not show up to defend his title. Who became world champion like that, when was it, and who did he beat in the Candidates Final?
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Answer, Question #8: Vladimir Kramnik – Veselin Topalov, Elista. Kramnik won the playoff 3-1.
Question #9: When was the first time the World Championship match was played as a tournament with more than 2 players?
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Answer, Question #7: 2006
Question #8: Who played in the reunification match 2006, where was it played, and who won?
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Answer, question #6: Anatoly Karpov – Jan Timman (Karpov won)
Question #7: When did the FIDE knock-out matches end – reunifying the chess world with only 1 classical world champion?
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To learn more about the Calendar, go to this blog page to download a 9-page PDF with information and sample week.
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Answer, Question #5: 1. Moscow (16 times), 2. London (11 times), 3. New York (7 times)
Question #6: The FIDE knock-out World Championship matches started out in 1993: Who played in the first final, and who emerged the winner?
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Answer, Question #4: Alexander Alekhine died in 1946, Mikhail Botvinnik became world champion in 1948.
Question 5: In which city has the most world championship matches been played? Matches from all formats since 1834 count, and so does matches with shared host cities. Extra question: who are the runner-ups (no. 2 and 3)?
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Answer, Question #3: FIDE changed the rules so it was no longer an option.
Question 4: At one time, the world champion died and a replacement was only found 2 years later. When did this occur, and who was the world champion who passed away?
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Answer from yesterday: He settled in New York in 1883 and lived there for the rest of his life.
Question 3: Mikhail Botvinnik played rematches for the World Championship one year after having lost the title in 1958 (against Smyslov) and 1961 (against Tal). Why didn’t he play a rematch against Petrosian in 1964, after having lost the title in 1963?
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Answer from yesterday: : 6 matches, De Labourdonnais won (4-2, 45-27 in games).
Question 2: Why did the first world champion Steinitz change his first name from Wilhelm to William?
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