World champion Magnus Carlsen has won the Shamkir Chess International tournament for the second time by defeating Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster Rauf Mamedov in the ninth and final round. Former world champion and Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand finished second by managing a draw against American-born Italian Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana.
Final Results of Shamkir Chess International Tournament 2015
- Magnus Carlsen
- Viswanathan Anand
- Wesley
- Fabiano Caruana
- Vladimir Kramnik
- Shahriyar Mammadyarov
- Adams
- Anish Giri
- Maxime Vachier Lagrave
- Mammadov
Tidbits
- The word “Checkmate” in Chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat,” which means “the King is dead.”
- Chess is believed to have originated in Eastern India, c. 280 – 550 CE, in the Gupta Empire.
- Wilhelm Steinitz was the first official World Chess Champion. He claimed his title in 1886.
- The current World Champion is the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
- FIDE stands for Fédération Internationale des Échecs governs the international chess competition.
- FIDE was founded in France, on July 20, 1924. The motto of FIDE is “We are one people“.
- The current president of FIDE is Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
- Viswanathan Anand is one of eight players in history to pass 2800 Elo on the FIDE rating list.
- Anand was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India’s highest sporting honour.
- In March 2015, a minor planet was named 4538 Vishyanand after him.
