2016 FIDE World Chess Championship, New York, USA

2016 World Chess Championship: Carlsen vs. Karjakin

In the 2016 World Chess Championship, Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin to retain his title. The match was decided in a tie-break after the 12 classical games ended in a 6-6 draw. Carlsen won the four-game rapid tie-break 3-1.

Match Result Summary

Match Phase	Games Played	Carlsen Score	Karjakin Score	Outcome
Classical	12	6	6	Drawn, Tie-break required
Tie-break	4	3	1	Carlsen wins
Total	16	9	7	Carlsen wins

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Game	White	Black	Result	Moves	Notes
1	Carlsen	Karjakin	½-½	42	Draw
2	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	33	Draw
3	Carlsen	Karjakin	½-½	78	Draw
4	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	94	Draw
5	Carlsen	Karjakin	½-½	51	Draw
6	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	32	Draw
7	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	33	Draw
8	Carlsen	Karjakin	0-1	52	Karjakin wins, takes the lead
9	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	74	Draw
10	Carlsen	Karjakin	1-0	75	Carlsen wins, evens the score
11	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	34	Draw
12	Carlsen	Karjakin	½-½	30	Draw, classical match tied 6-6
Tie-break
1 (13)	Karjakin	Carlsen	½-½	37	Rapid game, draw
2 (14)	Carlsen	Karjakin	½-½	84	Rapid game, draw (Carlsen missed winning chances)
3 (15)	Karjakin	Carlsen	0-1	38	Rapid game, Carlsen wins
4 (16)	Carlsen	Karjakin	1-0	50	Rapid game, Carlsen wins with a spectacular queen sacrifice

2016 World Chess Championship: Prize Money Breakdown

The total prize fund was €1,000,000. Following the result of the tie-break, the prize money was split 55% for the winner and 45% for the loser.

Participant	Place	Prize (€ EUR)	Prize (approx. $ USD)
Magnus Carlsen	1st	€550,000	$585,639.69
Sergey Karjakin	2nd	€450,000	$479,159.75

Note: The conversion to USD is based on the exchange rate on November 30, 2016 (€1 EUR ≃ $1.06480 USD).

Game 1 - 42 moves A45: Queen's Pawn Game

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Game 2 - 33 moves C78: Ruy Lopez

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Game 3 - 78 moves C67: Ruy Lopez

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Game 4 - 94 moves C84: Ruy Lopez, Closed

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Game 5 - 51 moves C50: Italian

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Game 6 - 32 moves C84: Ruy Lopez, Closed

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Game 7 - 33 moves D10: QGD, Slav Defense

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Game 8 - 52 moves D05: Queen's Pawn Game

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Game 9 - 74 moves C78: Ruy Lopez

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Game 10 - 75 moves C65: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense

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Game 11 - 34 moves C78: Ruy Lopez

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Game 12 - 30 moves C67: Ruy Lopez

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Rapid Game 1 - 37 moves C78: Ruy Lopez

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Rapid Game 2 - 84 moves C50: Italian

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Rapid Game 3 - 38 moves C78: Ruy Lopez

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Rapid Game 4 - 50 moves B54: Sicilian

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